flag female ancestor  Marie-Marguerite  FORTIN

  (b. 14 January 1755 L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 12 September 1820 L'Islet, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Marguerite FORTIN was born 14 January 1755 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite FORTIN was the child of Charles FORTIN   and   Elisabeth TONDREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Louise GUIMOND (maternal)  Joseph TONDREAU and Elisabeth LANGELIER

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Marie-Marguerite  married  François GAMACHE 10 February 1778 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GAMACHE  was born 11 May 1757 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).  François died 25 February 1801 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).  François was the child of Alexis GAMACHE and Helene CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR).

Marie-Marguerite FORTIN died 12 September 1820 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Marguerite FORTIN married flag male ancestor François GAMACHE-- Date: 10 February 1778 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
François GAMACHE was the child of Alexis GAMACHE and Helene CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)




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birth1755 Birth
14 January 1755
L'Islet, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite FORTIN and François GAMACHE 10 February 1778, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 23 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAMACHE was born 21 February 1780, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Marguerite was 25 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
François GAMACHE died 25 February 1801, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAMACHE married 24 November 1801, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Antoine NORMAND
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1820 Death
12 September 1820
L'Islet, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 65.
Added: 4/13/2021 9:33:14 AM - Updated: 4/13/2021 9:34:28 AM

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