flag female ancestor  Josephe  FOURNIER

  (b. abt. 1721 ,  Québec Province, Canada   d. 25 July 1801 ,  Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )  

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Josephe FOURNIER was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephe FOURNIER was the child of Joseph FOURNIER   and   Elisabeth GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph FOURNIER and Barbe GIRARD (maternal)  Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET

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Josephe  married  Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET 7 November 1740 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET  was born 7 April 1714 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).  Jean-Baptiste died 6 February 1752 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ.

Josephe  married  (2) Pierre GERBERT dit JALBERT 7 August 1752 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GERBERT dit JALBERT  was born 14 January 1728 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne).  Pierre died 9 August 1807 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.  Pierre was the child of Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT and Marguerite AUBERTIN.

Josephe FOURNIER died 25 July 1801 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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marriage1740 Marriage / Partner
Josephe FOURNIER and Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET 7 November 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
1743 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLANCHET was born 11 January 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
1749 Birth of Child
Josephte BLANCHET was born 8 May 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
marriage1752 Marriage / Partner
Josephe FOURNIER and Pierre GERBERT dit JALBERT 7 August 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET died 6 February 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose JALBERT was born 22 May 1753, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
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.
marriage1764 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BLANCHET married 27 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Madeleine CLOUTIER
marriage1768 Marriage of Child
Josephte BLANCHET married 24 October 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Germain GAUDREAU
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose JALBERT married 30 October 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie FONTAINE
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.
1782 Death of Child
Marie-Rose JALBERT died 23 January 1782, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
death1801 Death
25 July 1801
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
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