Françoise FOURNIER

(b. 5 December 1737 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1803 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Françoise FOURNIER was born 5 December 1737 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Françoise FOURNIER was the child of Guillaume FOURNIER and Marie-Angélique GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD (maternal) Alexandre GAGNON and Angélique CARON

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

Françoise married Pierre DANCOSSE 16 April 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre DANCOSSE was born 12 January 1735 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Pierre died 7 July 1816 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Pierre was the child of Pierre DANCOSSE and Marie-Françoise DUVAL.

Françoise FOURNIER died 17 September 1803 in Kamouraska, 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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Françoise FOURNIER married

Pierre DANCOSSE-- Date: 16 April 1763 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DANCOSSE was the child of Pierre DANCOSSE and Marie-Françoise DUVAL

Children of Pierre DANCOSSE and Françoise FOURNIER:

Veronique DANCOSSE (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 December 1835, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada)
m. Paul THÉRIAULT 11 April 1796 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise DANCOSSE (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 October 1799, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Paul THÉRIAULT 4 October 1790 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Rose DANCOSSE (b.14 August 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1792, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Eloi FORTIN 8 November 1790 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre DANCOSSE (b.24 January 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 March 1863, Cacouna, Canada East )
m. Veronique THERIAULT 11 November 1799 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1737 Birth
5 December 1737
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Françoise FOURNIER and Pierre DANCOSSE 16 April 1763 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose DANCOSSE was born 14 August 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise was 33 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Pierre DANCOSSE was born 24 January 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Françoise DANCOSSE married 4 October 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre-Paul THÉRIAULT

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose DANCOSSE married 8 November 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Eloi FORTIN

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

1792 Death of Child
Marie-Rose DANCOSSE died 12 March 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise was 54 years old.

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Veronique DANCOSSE married 11 April 1796, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Paul THÉRIAULT

1799 Death of Child
Françoise DANCOSSE died 11 October 1799, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise was 61 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Pierre DANCOSSE married 11 November 1799, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Veronique THERIAULT

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

1803 Death
17 September 1803
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 65.

Added: 3/6/2016 4:13:21 PM - Updated: 8/10/2022 6:57:38 PM