Augustin FOURNIER

(b. 21 April 1721 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1805 , St Andre-Bur, Quebec, Canada )

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Augustin FOURNIER was born 21 April 1721 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Augustin FOURNIER was the child of Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume FOURNIER and Françoise HÉBERT (maternal) Nicolas BOUCHARD and Anne ROY

Augustin had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Augustin married Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT 9 February 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT was born 3 May 1737 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 31 August 1797 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean TOUSSAINT and Suzanne MIMAUX.

Augustin FOURNIER died 7 October 1805 in St Andre-Bur, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Augustin FOURNIER

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Augustin FOURNIER married

Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT-- Date: 9 February 1762 Place: La Pocatière, Canada
Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT was the child of Jean TOUSSAINT and Suzanne MIMAUX

Children of Augustin FOURNIER and Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT:

Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER (b.5 April 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 March 1843, Sainte-Luce, Canada East )
m. Francois THIBAULT 8 May 1797 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Louis FOURNIER (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 June 1817, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BARIL 1 February 1796 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1721 Birth
21 April 1721
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FOURNIER and Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT 9 February 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 40 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER was born 5 April 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 45 years old.

Revolutionary War
FOURNIER, AUGUSTIN
Ancestor #: A211804
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 4-4-1721 MONTMAGNY CANADA
Death: 10-7-1805 ST ANDRE-BUR LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 105, 106, 107
Service Description: 1) MILITIA, 1776

RESIDENCE
Created: 2016-03-31 10:53:52.0, Updated: 2016-03-31 10:53:52.0, By: NLAGOUDAKIS 1) City: STE ANNE DE LA POCATIERE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE JOSEPHE GAGNON
2) MARIE LOUISE TOUSSAINT
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1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Louis FOURNIER married 1 February 1796, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Anne BARIL

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER married 8 May 1797, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Francois THIBAULT