Marie-Genevieve FORTIER

(b. 20 November 1749 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1808 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Genevieve FORTIER was born 20 November 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Marie-Genevieve FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle NOEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine DUMAS (maternal) Pierre NOEL and Louise GOSSELIN

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Marie-Genevieve married Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON 15 February 1768 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 20 June 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Joseph-Marie was the child of Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Anne BILODEAU.

Marie-Genevieve FORTIER died 25 June 1808 in Beloeil, 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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Marie-Genevieve FORTIER married

Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON-- Date: 15 February 1768 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
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Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was the child of Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Anne BILODEAU

Children of Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Genevieve FORTIER:

Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON (b.4 April 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR 4 April 1785 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) (b.27 April 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis NORMANDIN 11 January 1807 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph ELIE (HELIE) (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD 16 September 1805 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1749 Birth
20 November 1749
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve FORTIER and Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON 15 February 1768, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 4 April 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve was 19 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) was born 27 April 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Genevieve was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON married 4 April 1785, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

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)

1805 Marriage of Child
Joseph ELIE (HELIE) married 16 September 1805, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth-Isabelle RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD

1807 Marriage of Child
Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) married 11 January 1807, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Alexis NORMANDIN