Marie-Anne FORTIN

(b. abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 March 1810 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne FORTIN was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne FORTIN was the child of Marin-Charles FORTIN dit LAFORTUNE and Catherine BARBEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) François BARBEAU and Marie-Marguerite HEDOUIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married Joseph PILON 5 October 1761 in Lanoraie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PILON was born 20 November 1732 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Joseph died 2 November 1819 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Joseph was the child of Mathurin PILON and Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS.

Marie-Anne FORTIN died 13 March 1810 in Lanoraie, Lower 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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Marie-Anne FORTIN married

Joseph PILON-- Date: 5 October 1761 Place: Lanoraie, Canada
Joseph PILON was the child of Mathurin PILON and Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS

Children of Joseph PILON and Marie-Anne FORTIN:

Joseph PILON (b.8 September 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 June 1839, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE 2 May 1786 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne FORTIN and Joseph PILON 5 October 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph PILON was born 8 September 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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.