Marie-Dorothee FORTIN

(b. 16 September 1727 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1789 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Dorothee FORTIN was born 16 September 1727 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Marie-Dorothee FORTIN was the child of Louis FORTIN and Marie-Dorothee GAULIN (GOLIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FORTIN and Agnes CLOUTIER (maternal) Robert GAULIN (GOLIN) and Elisabeth LÉTOURNEAU

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

Marie-Dorothee married Barthelemy Joseph RICHARD 31 January 1752 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barthelemy Joseph RICHARD was born abt. 1726 Barthelemy Joseph died 9 November 1773 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Marie-Dorothee FORTIN died 19 November 1789 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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-Dorothee FORTIN married

Barthelemy Joseph RICHARD-- Date: 31 January 1752 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Children of Barthelemy Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Dorothee FORTIN:

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD (b.29 December 1752, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Thérèse GAGNE 21 October 1777 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1727 Birth
16 September 1727
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Dorothee FORTIN and Barthelemy Joseph RICHARD 31 January 1752, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 29 December 1752, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Dorothee was 25 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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barthelemy Joseph RICHARD died 9 November 1773, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.