flag male ancestor  Joseph  FORTIER

  (b. 22 December 1746 Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France   d. 26 May 1837 Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph FORTIER was born 22 December 1746 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph FORTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER   and   Thecle PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL (maternal)  Pierre PLANTE and Angelique HAVARD (AVARE)

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Joseph  married  Marie-Elisabeth THIVIERGE 5 February 1776 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth THIVIERGE  was born 27 August 1752 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).  Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIVIERGE and Louise-Charlotte CHEVALIER.

Joseph FORTIER died 26 May 1837 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

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Joseph FORTIER married flag female ancestor Marie-Elisabeth THIVIERGE-- Date: 5 February 1776 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth THIVIERGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIVIERGE and Louise-Charlotte CHEVALIER




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birth1746 Birth
22 December 1746
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.
marriage1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIER and Marie-Elisabeth THIVIERGE 5 February 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 29 years old.
1776 Birth of Child
Marie FORTIER was born 9 December 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 29 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1808 Marriage of Child
Marie FORTIER married 27 June 1808, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Benjamin TREMBLAY
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1837 Death
26 May 1837
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 90.
Added: 12/12/2023 3:19:07 PM - Updated: 12/12/2023 3:24:13 PM

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