Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN

(b. abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 August 1780 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN was the child of François FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER (maternal) Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

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

Madeleine-Salomee married Joseph BOUCHER 12 October 1745 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph BOUCHER was born 7 July 1708 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph died 1 December 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Madeleine DANCOSSE.

Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN died 29 August 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

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Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN married

Joseph BOUCHER-- Date: 12 October 1745 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Joseph BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Madeleine DANCOSSE

Children of Joseph BOUCHER and Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN:

Madeleine BOUCHER (b.13 March 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1833, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 23 February 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Augustin LEBEL 3 August 1772 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Benoni PELLETIER 12 February 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre-Francois BOUCHER (b.21 July 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1812, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine PELLETIER 21 August 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Euphrosine BOUCHER (b.21 August 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1832, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Henri BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS 8 September 1806 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Theotiste BOUCHER (b.19 July 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada d. 2 December 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Pascal DUBE 31 July 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1745 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN and Joseph BOUCHER 12 October 1745, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1750 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 13 March 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois BOUCHER was born 21 July 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1757 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BOUCHER was born 21 August 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1762 Birth of Child
Theotiste BOUCHER was born 19 July 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER married 23 February 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1772 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER married 3 August 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Augustin LEBEL

1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Francois BOUCHER married 21 August 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Catherine PELLETIER

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.