Louis FOURNIER

(b. 31 May 1756 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1805 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Louis FOURNIER was born 31 May 1756 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Louis FOURNIER was the child of Pierre FOURNIER and Marie-Françoise COUTURE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Anne ADAM

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Louis married Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT 21 November 1780 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite-Ursule died 7 March 1808 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marguerite-Ursule was the child of Jacques THIBAULT and Marie-Elisabeth GUYON.

Louis FOURNIER died 28 February 1805 in Montmagny, 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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Louis FOURNIER married

Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT-- Date: 21 November 1780 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT was the child of Jacques THIBAULT and Marie-Elisabeth GUYON

Children of Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT:

Alexis FOURNIER (b.19 February 1783, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 December 1866, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Archange LABERGE 8 October 1805 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Augustin FOURNIER (b.27 August 1790, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 January 1851, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Rosalie COTE 24 April 1826 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1756 Birth
31 May 1756
Montmagny, 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT 21 November 1780, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 24 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Alexis FOURNIER was born 19 February 1783, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louis was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Augustin FOURNIER was born 27 August 1790, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louis was 34 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)