Claire FORTIN

(b. 28 April 1716 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1787 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Claire FORTIN was born 28 April 1716 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Claire FORTIN was the child of Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE (maternal) René CLOUTIER and Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC

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

Claire married Jean-Baptiste BERNIER 11 January 1734 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 28 October 1710 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Jean-Baptiste died 9 August 1792 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY).

Claire FORTIN died 10 July 1787 in L'Islet, 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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Family and Children of Claire FORTIN

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Claire FORTIN married

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER-- Date: 11 January 1734 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was the child of Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Claire FORTIN:

Josephte BERNIER (b.9 October 1736, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1804, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Pascal MERCIER 10 January 1754 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Monique BERNIER (b.2 May 1738, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1813, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Augustin LEMIEUX 19 January 1761 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louise BERNIER (b.8 May 1743, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 3 September 1784, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques-Timothee FORTIN 16 January 1764 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1716 Birth
28 April 1716
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Claire FORTIN and Jean-Baptiste BERNIER 11 January 1734 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 17 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Josephte BERNIER was born 9 October 1736, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Claire was 20 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Monique BERNIER was born 2 May 1738, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Claire was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Louise BERNIER was born 8 May 1743, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Claire was 27 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Josephte BERNIER married 10 January 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Joseph-Pascal MERCIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Monique BERNIER married 19 January 1761, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Louis-Augustin LEMIEUX

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 Marriage of Child
Louise BERNIER married 16 January 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jacques-Timothee FORTIN

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.