Marie-Thérèse FORTIN

(b. 22 May 1724 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1794 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse FORTIN was born 22 May 1724 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse FORTIN was the child of Julien FORTIN and Marie TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE (maternal) Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Marie-Thérèse married Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) 4 September 1741 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) was born 18 June 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph died 16 May 1792 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER.

Marie-Thérèse FORTIN died 30 July 1794 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .

m. Barrette Joseph

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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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Family and Children of Marie-Thérèse FORTIN

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Marie-Thérèse FORTIN married

Joseph BARRETTE (BARET)-- Date: 4 September 1741 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER

Children of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN:

Joseph BARRETTE (b.10 October 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rosalie SIMARD 8 November 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte BARRETTE (b.8 January 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1811, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT 4 October 1773 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Basile BARRETTE (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 November 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite SIMARD 5 November 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1724 Birth
22 May 1724
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse FORTIN and Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) 4 September 1741 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph BARRETTE was born 10 October 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 17 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Josephte BARRETTE was born 8 January 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 22 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 Marriage of Child
Josephte BARRETTE married 4 October 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph BARRETTE married 8 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Rosalie SIMARD

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Basile BARRETTE married 5 November 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite SIMARD

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada