Marie-Anne FORTIN

(b. 13 April 1743 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1825 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne FORTIN was born 13 April 1743 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne FORTIN was the child of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Marguerite LEBLOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FORTIN and Agnes CLOUTIER (maternal) Martin LEBLONDE (LEBLOND) and Anne-Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE 30 January 1758 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 2 July 1731 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 23 October 1780 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Joseph DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ.

Marie-Anne FORTIN died 22 April 1825 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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Marie-Anne FORTIN married

Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Children of Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne FORTIN:

Genevieve DENIS (b.27 May 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 January 1825, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques RATTÉ (RATE) 28 April 1783 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1743 Birth
13 April 1743
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne FORTIN and Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE 30 January 1758, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 14 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve DENIS was born 27 May 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

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.