Marie-Françoise FORTIN

(b. 27 August 1727 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1783 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise FORTIN was born 27 August 1727 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise FORTIN was the child of François-Xavier FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE (maternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Marie PERRON dite SUIRE

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Marie-Françoise married Joseph BOUCHARD 14 November 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Joseph BOUCHARD was born 7 January 1718 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Joseph died 20 September 1803 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Joseph was the child of Antoine BOUCHARD and Madeleine SIMARD.

Marie-Françoise FORTIN died 13 March 1783 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Françoise FORTIN married

Joseph BOUCHARD-- Date: 14 November 1746 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
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Joseph BOUCHARD was the child of Antoine BOUCHARD and Madeleine SIMARD

Children of Joseph BOUCHARD and Marie-Françoise FORTIN:

Emerentienne BOUCHARD (b.25 August 1747, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1785, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne-Gaspard TREMBLAY 17 November 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine-Francois BOUCHARD (b.30 January 1752, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Genevieve THERRIEN 25 September 1780 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Josephte-Angélique BOUCHARD (b.24 August 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1796, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Dominique SIMARD 9 November 1777 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Noel BOUCHARD (b.11 September 1756, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1833, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine SIMARD 8 January 1780 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph-Louis-Antoine BOUCHARD (b.16 October 1758, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1823, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Jeanne TREMBLAY 27 January 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine BOUCHARD (b.3 December 1759, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 28 August 1824, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Jacques-Sebastien SIMARD 17 January 1785 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Procule BOUCHARD (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 August 1845, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) 14 October 1782 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Antoine-Francois BOUCHARD (b.29 April 1764, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 April 1848, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Constance BOUCHARD 1 February 1802 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

René BOUCHARD (b.7 October 1767, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 June 1855, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Felicite TREMBLAY 15 November 1796 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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1727 Birth
27 August 1727
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise FORTIN and Joseph BOUCHARD 14 November 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Emerentienne BOUCHARD was born 25 August 1747, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Antoine-Francois BOUCHARD was born 30 January 1752, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Josephte-Angélique BOUCHARD was born 24 August 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Noel BOUCHARD was born 11 September 1756, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis-Antoine BOUCHARD was born 16 October 1758, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHARD was born 3 December 1759, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 32 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Antoine-Francois BOUCHARD was born 29 April 1764, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
René BOUCHARD was born 7 October 1767, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Françoise was 40 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Emerentienne BOUCHARD married 17 November 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne-Gaspard TREMBLAY

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Louis-Antoine BOUCHARD married 27 January 1777 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Jeanne TREMBLAY

1777 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Angélique BOUCHARD married 9 November 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Dominique SIMARD

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Noel BOUCHARD married 8 January 1780, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Madeleine SIMARD

1780 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Francois BOUCHARD married 25 September 1780, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Genevieve THERRIEN

1782 Marriage of Child
Procule BOUCHARD married 14 October 1782, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)