Marthe FOURNIER

(b. 12 May 1735 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1767 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marthe FOURNIER was born 12 May 1735 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Marthe FOURNIER was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Angelique BOSSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis FOURNIER and Marie-Jeanne CARON (maternal) Louis BOSSE and Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD

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

Marthe married Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 6 February 1758 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Ignace died 20 June 1808 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Ignace was the child of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER.

Marthe FOURNIER died 29 October 1767 in Montmagny, 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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Marthe FOURNIER married

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT-- Date: 6 February 1758 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Children of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marthe FOURNIER:

Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE (b.13 January 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada d. , )
m. Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT 23 January 1781 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Alexandre DESSAINT (b.19 August 1762, Montmagny, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe JONCAS 21 January 1788 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1735 Birth
12 May 1735
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marthe FOURNIER and Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 6 February 1758, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 13 January 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Alexandre DESSAINT was born 19 August 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marthe was 27 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.