Louis FOURNIER

(b. 20 November 1713 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1794 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Louis FOURNIER was born 20 November 1713 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Louis FOURNIER was the child of Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume FOURNIER and Françoise HÉBERT (maternal) Nicolas BOUCHARD and Anne ROY

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

Louis married Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU 12 January 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU was born 9 December 1707 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean LÉTOURNEAU and Marguerite CARON.

Louis married (2) Felicite MORNEAU 2 February 1761 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite MORNEAU was born 3 June 1727 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Felicite died 23 April 1789 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Felicite was the child of François MORNEAU and Angélique BERNIER.

Louis FOURNIER died 10 June 1794 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Family and Children of Louis FOURNIER

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Louis FOURNIER married

Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU-- Date: 12 January 1739 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Jean LÉTOURNEAU and Marguerite CARON

Children of Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU:

Louis FOURNIER (b.7 May 1740, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1824, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE 11 January 1759 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER (b.6 June 1742, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1813, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne LECLERC 11 October 1761 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis FOURNIER married

Felicite MORNEAU-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: L'Islet, Canada
Felicite MORNEAU was the child of François MORNEAU and Angélique BERNIER

Children of Louis FOURNIER and Felicite MORNEAU:

Madeleine FOURNIER (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 March 1821, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie DUBE 10 October 1785 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1713 Birth
20 November 1713
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU 12 January 1739, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 25 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Louis FOURNIER was born 7 May 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 26 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER was born 6 June 1742, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 28 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Louis FOURNIER married 11 January 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis FOURNIER and Felicite MORNEAU 2 February 1761, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 47 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER married 11 October 1761, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Etienne LECLERC

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.