Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Born

25 September 1701 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1770 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Francoise BELANGER 25 October 1723 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Francoise BELANGER was born 25 April 1704 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Francoise died 6 November 1774 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise was the child of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Parents of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Father

Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE

Mother

Xainte CLOUTIER

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE Geneviève GAMACHE

Maternal grandparents

Jean CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) Marie-Josephe-Anne MARTIN

m. Belanger Francoise

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married

Francoise BELANGER
Marriage date: 25 October 1723
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Francoise BELANGER was the child of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER

Marie-Francoise FORTIN

Born: 3 October 1724, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1774, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Sainte FORTIN

Born: 26 December 1725, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 20 January 1726, L'Islet, Canada, New France

Reine-Felicite FORTIN

Born: 29 June 1727, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 15 August 1791, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean BOUCHER 23 August 1745 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Born: 19 May 1729, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charles-Francois FORTIN

Born: 13 January 1737, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 February 1828, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS October 1761 Place: L'Islet, Canada

Marthe FORTIN

Born: 7 December 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1810, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CARON 31 January 1763 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Claire FORTIN

Born: 7 April 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 30 January 1811, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 8 February 1762 Place: L'Islet, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1701
25 September 1701
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER 25 October 1723 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 22 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise FORTIN was born 3 October 1724, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Sainte FORTIN was born 26 December 1725, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1726 Death of Child
Marie-Sainte FORTIN died 20 January 1726, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Reine-Felicite FORTIN was born 29 June 1727, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 19 May 1729, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois FORTIN was born 13 January 1737, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marthe FORTIN was born 7 December 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Claire FORTIN was born 7 April 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Reine-Felicite FORTIN married 23 August 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France to Jean BOUCHER

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Charles-Francois FORTIN married October 1761, L'Islet, Canada to Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS

1762 Marriage of Child
Claire FORTIN married 8 February 1762, L'Islet, Canada to Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

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 of Child
Marthe FORTIN married 31 January 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CARON

Death — 1770
8 February 1770
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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