Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER

(b. 7 April 1752 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1792 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
Age: 39

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Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER was born 7 April 1752 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER was the child of Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS and Catherine TURGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON (maternal) Joseph TURGEON and Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

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Jacques-Antoine married Marie GUENETTE 26 November 1776 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GUENETTE was born 1 February 1757 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie died 18 February 1785 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie was the child of Thomas GUENETTE and Catherine LEROUX.

Jacques-Antoine married (2) Marie-Josephte LABBE 4 July 1785 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte LABBE was born 13 May 1756 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 24 November 1835 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre LABBE and Agnes CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE.

Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER died 28 February 1792 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER married

Marie GUENETTE-- Date: 26 November 1776 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie GUENETTE was the child of Thomas GUENETTE and Catherine LEROUX

Children of Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER and Marie GUENETTE:

Jacques FOURNIER (b.29 August 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Angelique COUTURE 17 October 1803 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER married

Marie-Josephte LABBE-- Date: 4 July 1785 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LABBE was the child of Pierre LABBE and Agnes CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE

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1752 Birth
7 April 1752
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Biography
Le premier Fournier à s installer a Pointe Verte dans le nord du Nouveau Brunswick naissait a St-Charles-de-Bellechasse le 29 août 1777 et baptisé le 30 août 1777. Nous ne connaissons pas exactement la date de décès de ce dernier mais on sait que ce fut avant 1861. Son épouse Angélique Couture naissait le 26 mai 1787 à Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon, Qc et décéda en 1866 à Pointe-Verte.

Jacques à fait beaucoup de chemin. Né à St-Charles-de-Bellechasse, il se marie à St-Henri-de Lauzon, là où sont nés 4 premiers enfants. En 1811, il serait à Ste-Marie-de-Beauce. En 1814, de retour à St-Charles de Bellechasse. Il aurait été résident de Carleton avant de venir au NB. Une pétition pour lot vacant est fait en 1825 à la province du NB. Sur cette demande datée le 29 décembre 1825, on fait mention qu'il est à cet endroit depuis environ 8 ans. Donc, il serait arrivé dans la région vers 1817. En 1824 Angélique Couture est marraine de Vincent Lagacé, baptisé le 19 oct. 1824 à Petit-Rocher.

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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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER and Marie GUENETTE 26 November 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Jacques FOURNIER was born 29 August 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Antoine was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER and Marie-Josephte LABBE 4 July 1785, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 33 years old.