Jean-Baptiste
FOURNIER
(b.
19 September 1762
,
La Pocatière, Canada
d.
9 March 1844
,
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER was born 19 September 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER was the child of Jean-Marie FOURNIER and Marie-Angélique DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FOURNIER and Marie-Angélique LANGLOIS (maternal) Augustin DIONNE and Marie-Angélique MOREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Felicite MARTIN abt. 1783 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite MARTIN was born 9 January 1749 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Felicite died 4 January 1820 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston). Felicite was the child of Jean Baptiste MARTIN dit BARNABÉ and Marie Louise BRUN.
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER died 9 March 1844 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER
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Felicite MARTIN-- Date: abt. 1783 Place:
Felicite MARTIN was the child of Jean Baptiste MARTIN dit BARNABÉ and Marie Louise BRUN
Children of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Felicite MARTIN:
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER (b.8 March 1784, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1847, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE) 1 February 1808 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
m. Salome CYR 17 January 1815 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
Felicite MARTIN-- Date: abt. 1783 Place: Felicite MARTIN was the child of Jean Baptiste MARTIN dit BARNABÉ and Marie Louise BRUN
Children of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Felicite MARTIN:
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER (b.8 March 1784, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1847, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )m. Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE) 1 February 1808 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
m. Salome CYR 17 January 1815 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
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1762 Birth 19 September 1762
La Pocatière, Canada
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.
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)
1784 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FOURNIER was born 8 March 1784, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1808 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste FOURNIER married 1 February 1808, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston) to Marie Venerande VIOLET (VIOLETTE)
1815 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste FOURNIER married 17 January 1815, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston) to Salome CYR
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 Death of Spouse/PartnerFelicite MARTIN died 4 January 1820, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death 9 March 1844
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
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