Madeleine DELAGE

(b. 7 January 1727 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1785 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine DELAGE was born 7 January 1727 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Madeleine DELAGE was the child of Charles DELAGE and Marie-Josephte PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DELAGE and Marie-Anne MANSEAU (maternal) Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU

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Madeleine married Basile FORTIER 11 October 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Basile FORTIER was born 9 April 1727 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Basile died 11 February 1792 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Basile was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL.

Madeleine DELAGE died 23 April 1785 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine DELAGE married

Basile FORTIER-- Date: 11 October 1751 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Basile FORTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL

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
7 January 1727
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

She 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)

Madeleine was 31 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)

Madeleine 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)

Madeleine was 42 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.