flag female ancestor  Catherine  LETOURNEAU

  (b. 17 September 1761 Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada   d. 4 January 1852 Saint-Henri, Canada East )  

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Catherine LETOURNEAU was born 17 September 1761 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Catherine LETOURNEAU was the child of Jacques LETOURNEAU   and   Madeleine BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN (maternal)  Nicolas BAILLARGEON and Marguerite LECLERC

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Catherine  married  Felix FORTIER 26 January 1789 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felix FORTIER  was born 16 March 1769 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud).  Felix died 27 October 1808 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon).  Felix was the child of Basile FORTIER and Madeleine DELAGE.

Catherine LETOURNEAU died 4 January 1852 in Saint-Henri, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Catherine LETOURNEAU

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Catherine LETOURNEAU married flag male ancestor Felix FORTIER-- Date: 26 January 1789 Place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
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Felix FORTIER was the child of Basile FORTIER and Madeleine DELAGE




Children of Felix FORTIER and Catherine LETOURNEAU:

flag female ancestor Marie-Angelique FORTIER (b.25 March 1791, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada   d. 20 May 1858, St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jacques BUTEAU 6 April 1812 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)



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birth1761 Birth
17 September 1761
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
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.
marriage1789 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LETOURNEAU and Felix FORTIER 26 January 1789, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

She was 27 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique FORTIER was born 25 March 1791, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Catherine was 29 years old.
1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felix FORTIER died 27 October 1808, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique FORTIER married 6 April 1812, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Jacques BUTEAU
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
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1852 Death
4 January 1852
Saint-Henri, Canada East

She died at the age of 90.
Added: 9/15/2024 10:15:46 AM - Updated: 9/15/2024 10:18:00 AM

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