Marie PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

(b. abt. 1722 , Canada d. 14 April 1796 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Marie PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was born abt. 1722 in Canada

Marie PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was the child of François PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) and Marie Madeleine VRIGNEAU (VRIGNAUD) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON and Andree SAVOIE (maternal) François VRIGNEAU (VRIGNAUD) and Jeanne AUBERT

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

Marie married Julien FORTIN 10 April 1742 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julien FORTIN was born 10 January 1717 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Julien died 3 November 1802 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Julien was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

Marie PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) died 14 April 1796 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) married

Julien FORTIN-- Date: 10 April 1742 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Julien FORTIN was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Children of Julien FORTIN and Marie PRÉJEAN (PREGENT):

Abondance FORTIN (b.22 February 1751, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1818, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Victoire PELLETIER 11 October 1773 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) and Julien FORTIN 10 April 1742, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1751 Birth of Child
Abondance FORTIN was born 22 February 1751, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Abondance FORTIN married 11 October 1773, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Victoire PELLETIER

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.