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Born
13 October 1636 ,  France
Died
5 November 1709 ,  L'Islet, Canada, New France
Geneviève  married  Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE 11 November 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE  was born 9 February 1621 in France.  Julien died 10 August 1692 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . 
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Geneviève was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1652. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France


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Geneviève  married  Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE 11 November 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE  was born 9 February 1621 in France.  Julien died 10 August 1692 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . 




Daughter of Nicolas Gamache and Jacqueline Cadot
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève GAMACHE

Geneviève GAMACHE married immigrant flag male ancestor Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE
Marriage date: 11 November 1652
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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Notre-Dame, Québec, Quebec, Canada


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE


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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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BirthBirth — 1636
13 October 1636
France
Geneviève GAMACHE - Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Collection Tanguay), Québec, 1608 à 1890
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marriage1652 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAMACHE and Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE 11 November 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 16 years old.
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1654 Birth of Child
Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE was born 21 October 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève was 18 years old.
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
1656 Birth of Child
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was born 3 September 1656, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Geneviève was 19 years old.
1660 Birth of Child
Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was born 12 January 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève was 23 years old.
1662 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORTIN was born 8 April 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève was 25 years old.
1664 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 15 May 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève was 27 years old.
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1666 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIN was born 1 March 1666, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève was 29 years old.
1667 Birth of Child
Julien FORTIN was born 17 April 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève was 30 years old.
1669 Birth of Child
Pierre FORTIN was born 21 May 1669, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève was 32 years old.
1671 Birth of Child
Louis FORTIN was born 07 March 1671, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Geneviève was 34 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Jean FORTIN was born 1 July 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Geneviève was 37 years old.
1677 Birth of Child
Marguerite FORTIN was born 28 May 1677, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Geneviève was 40 years old.
marriage1681 Marriage of Child
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE married 11 November 1681, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Xainte CLOUTIER
marriage1683 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORTIN married 08 July 1683, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Noel GAGNON
1687 Death of Child
Julien FORTIN died 21 November 1687, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 51 years old.
1687 Death of Child
Louis FORTIN died 08 December 1687, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 51 years old.
marriage1689 Marriage of Child
Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE married 11 June 1689, Québec, Canada, New France to Catherine BIVILLE
marriage1690 Marriage of Child
Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE married 16 April 1690, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Pierre LESSARD
marriage1691 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIN married 25 October 1691, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Agnes CLOUTIER
1692 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE died 10 August 1692, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
marriage1693 Marriage of Child
Eustache FORTIN married 25 May 1693, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Louise CLOUTIER
marriage1697 Marriage of Child
Pierre FORTIN married 4 July 1697, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France to Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FORTIN married 23 November 1699, Québec, Canada, New France to Pierre-François FROMAGE
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIN married 7 January 1702, Québec, Canada, New France to Étienne MIRAMBEAU
1702 Death of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIN died 28 December 1702, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève was 66 years old.
1703 Death of Child
Marguerite FORTIN died 15 January 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève was 66 years old.
1703 Death of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORTIN died 21 March 1703, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève was 66 years old.
1704 Death of Child
Joseph FORTIN died 12 July 1704, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 67 years old.
DeathDeath — 1709
5 November 1709
L'Islet, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 73.
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