Basile FORTIER

(b. 9 April 1727 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1792 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Basile FORTIER was born 9 April 1727 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Basile FORTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC

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

Basile married Madeleine DELAGE 11 October 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine DELAGE was born 7 January 1727 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Madeleine died 23 April 1785 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Madeleine was the child of Charles DELAGE and Marie-Josephte PLANTE.

Basile FORTIER died 11 February 1792 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Basile FORTIER married

Madeleine DELAGE-- Date: 11 October 1751 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Madeleine DELAGE was the child of Charles DELAGE and Marie-Josephte PLANTE

Children of Basile FORTIER and Madeleine DELAGE:

Joseph-Marie FORTIER (b.22 February 1758, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1821, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Pelagie CLOUTIER 7 February 1785 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

François FORTIER (b.5 May 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 July 1826, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 22 January 1788 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Felix FORTIER (b.16 March 1769, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 October 1808, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine LETOURNEAU 26 January 1789 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1727 Birth
9 April 1727
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Basile FORTIER and Madeleine DELAGE 11 October 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FORTIER was born 22 February 1758, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Basile was 30 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.

1763 Birth of Child
François FORTIER was born 5 May 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Basile was 36 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Felix FORTIER was born 16 March 1769, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Basile was 41 years old.

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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FORTIER married 7 February 1785, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Pelagie CLOUTIER

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine DELAGE died 23 April 1785, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1788 Marriage of Child
François FORTIER married 22 January 1788, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

1789 Marriage of Child
Felix FORTIER married 26 January 1789, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Catherine LETOURNEAU

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

1792 Death
11 February 1792
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 64.

Added: 9/19/2019 8:10:52 AM - Updated: 9/15/2024 10:14:40 AM