Brigitte FORTIER

(b. 3 March 1730 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1799 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Brigitte FORTIER was born 3 March 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Brigitte FORTIER was the child of Louis FORTIER and Elisabeth FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE

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

Brigitte married Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE 5 November 1748 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 16 February 1724 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre died 21 November 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Pierre was the child of Joseph JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marguerite ROY.

Brigitte FORTIER died 11 May 1799 in Saint-Ours, Lower 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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Brigitte FORTIER married

Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE-- Date: 5 November 1748 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Joseph JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marguerite ROY

Children of Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER:

Pierre LAVIOLETTE (b.20 August 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite DUMAS 18 January 1773 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE (b.4 March 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES 11 February 1771 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Brigitte LAVIOLETTE (b.15 February 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) 4 November 1771 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN (b.7 February 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1809, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 9 February 1789 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1730 Birth
3 March 1730
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte FORTIER and Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE 5 November 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre LAVIOLETTE was born 20 August 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Brigitte was 19 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE was born 4 March 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Brigitte was 21 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Brigitte LAVIOLETTE was born 15 February 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Brigitte was 22 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN was born 7 February 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Brigitte was 26 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE married 11 February 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES

1771 Marriage of Child
Brigitte LAVIOLETTE married 4 November 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT)

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE died 21 November 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAVIOLETTE married 18 January 1773, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marguerite DUMAS

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.

1781 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE died 23 April 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Brigitte was 51 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN married 9 February 1789, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Death
11 May 1799
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 69.

Added: 9/9/2015 8:55:11 AM - Updated: 8/1/2024 5:16:30 PM