Elisabeth FORTIN

(b. 25 August 1722 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1803 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth FORTIN was born 25 August 1722 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Elisabeth FORTIN was the child of Louis FORTIN and Anne BOSSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Xainte CLOUTIER (maternal) Louis BOSSE and Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD

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

Elisabeth married Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR 27 October 1749 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 19 August 1725 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Ignace was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND.

Elisabeth FORTIN died 24 March 1803 in L'Islet, 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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Elisabeth FORTIN married

Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR-- Date: 27 October 1749 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND

Children of Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth FORTIN:

Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR (b.4 November 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1827, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-François THIBAULT 17 October 1768 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève LECLERC (b.abt. 1753, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Augustin GENDRON 24 October 1774 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
25 August 1722
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth FORTIN and Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR 27 October 1749, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 4 November 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 28 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married 17 October 1768, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Charles-François THIBAULT

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LECLERC married 24 October 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Augustin GENDRON

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.