Geneviève FORTIER

(b. 13 November 1752 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 9 February 1782 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève FORTIER was born 13 November 1752 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Geneviève FORTIER was the child of Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Geneviève PAULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Anne LECLERC (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PAULET and Marie-Josephe ROY

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

Geneviève married François BERGERON 16 August 1774 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François BERGERON was born 13 April 1749 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. François died 23 March 1794 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Pierre-Charles BERGERON and Françoise LAMBERT.

Geneviève FORTIER died 9 February 1782 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Geneviève FORTIER married

François BERGERON-- Date: 16 August 1774 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
François BERGERON was the child of Pierre-Charles BERGERON and Françoise LAMBERT

Children:

Joseph Bergeron 1782-
Marguerite Bergeron 1785-
Marie Bergeron

Children of François BERGERON and Geneviève FORTIER:

Marguerite BERGERON (b.27 June 1785, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 December 1876, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE 23 February 1803 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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1752 Birth
13 November 1752
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève FORTIER and François BERGERON 16 August 1774, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 21 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.