Firmin FORTIN

Born

abt. 1795 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

11 July 1864 , Rimouski, Canada East

Parents & Family of Firmin FORTIN

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Born: abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Firmin FORTIN

Father

Charles-François FORTIN

Mother

Josephte PELLETIER

Grandparents of Firmin FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Charles-Francois FORTIN Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Bernard PELLETIER Anne-Josephte CARON

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

Firmin married Marie-Julie BERNIER 7 April 1818 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Julie BERNIER was born 13 June 1798 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Marie-Julie died 11 November 1862 in Rimouski, Canada East . Marie-Julie was the child of François-Marcel BERNIER and Marie-Veronique DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.

Firmin FORTIN died 11 July 1864 in Rimouski, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Firmin FORTIN

Firmin FORTIN married

Marie-Julie BERNIER
Marriage date: 7 April 1818
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Marie-Julie BERNIER was the child of François-Marcel BERNIER and Marie-Veronique DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Firmin FORTIN and Marie-Julie BERNIER

Joseph FORTIN

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 February 1881, , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Elise ST ONGE 1854

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Firmin's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 Marriage / Partner
Firmin FORTIN and Marie-Julie BERNIER 7 April 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Julie BERNIER died 11 November 1862, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Death — 1864
11 July 1864
Rimouski, Canada East

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