Marie-Marthe FOURNIER

(b. 19 December 1699 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1794 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marthe FOURNIER was born 19 December 1699 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Marie-Marthe FOURNIER was the child of Simon FOURNIER and Catherine ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume FOURNIER and Françoise HÉBERT (maternal) Thomas ROUSSEAU and Madeleine OLIVIER

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

Marie-Marthe married Jean RUEL 15 November 1719 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean RUEL was born 19 March 1693 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean died 17 March 1768 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean was the child of Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC.

Marie-Marthe FOURNIER died 14 January 1794 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Marie-Marthe FOURNIER married

Jean RUEL-- Date: 15 November 1719 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Jean RUEL was the child of Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC

Children of Jean RUEL and Marie-Marthe FOURNIER:

Genevieve RUEL (b.13 February 1726, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis ROULEAU 22 November 1756 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1699 Birth
19 December 1699
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marthe FOURNIER and Jean RUEL 15 November 1719, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 19 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Birth of Child
Genevieve RUEL was born 13 February 1726, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marthe was 26 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Genevieve RUEL married 22 November 1756, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louis ROULEAU

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean RUEL died 17 March 1768, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.