Françoise FOURNIER

(b. abt. 1744 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1823 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Françoise FOURNIER was born abt. 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Françoise FOURNIER was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Dorothee PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon FOURNIER and Catherine ROUSSEAU (maternal) Claude PLANTE and Catherine DUFRESNE

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Françoise married Pierre-Paul BUSSIÈRE 14 September 1774 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Paul BUSSIÈRE was born 18 July 1749 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Pierre-Paul died 6 March 1820 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Pierre-Paul was the child of Joseph BUSSIÈRE and Genevieve PARENT.

Françoise FOURNIER died 5 August 1823 in Saint-Henri, 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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Françoise FOURNIER married

Pierre-Paul BUSSIÈRE-- Date: 14 September 1774 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Paul BUSSIÈRE was the child of Joseph BUSSIÈRE and Genevieve PARENT

Children of Pierre-Paul BUSSIÈRE and Françoise FOURNIER:

Pierre BUSSIERE (b.16 August 1780, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 August 1874, Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Bonne BLAIS 23 January 1815 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Françoise FOURNIER and Pierre-Paul BUSSIÈRE 14 September 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.