Jean-Baptiste
FORTIER
(b.
27 March 1757
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
d.
5 July 1811
,
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 27 March 1757 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was the child of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL (maternal) Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite PARADIS 16 January 1786 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PARADIS was born 27 May 1765 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite died 21 August 1816 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite was the child of Louis PARADIS and Marguerite DEMERS.
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER died 5 July 1811 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Jean-Baptiste FORTIER
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Marguerite PARADIS-- Date: 16 January 1786 Place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PARADIS was the child of Louis PARADIS and Marguerite DEMERS
Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marguerite PARADIS:
Jean-Francois FORTIER (b.12 December 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 February 1866, St-Sylvestre, Canada)
m. Marie MORIN 28 July 1818 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
Marguerite PARADIS-- Date: 16 January 1786 Place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada Marguerite PARADIS was the child of Louis PARADIS and Marguerite DEMERS
Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marguerite PARADIS:
Jean-Francois FORTIER (b.12 December 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 February 1866, St-Sylvestre, Canada)m. Marie MORIN 28 July 1818 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
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1757 Birth 27 March 1757
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marguerite PARADIS 16 January 1786, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
He was 28 years old.
1786 Birth of ChildJean-Francois FORTIER was born 12 December 1786, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1811 Death 5 July 1811
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 54.
Added: 9/27/2024 9:32:41 AM
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