Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE

Born

12 January 1660 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1730 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE Geneviève GAMACHE

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Born: 12 January 1660 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE

Mother: Geneviève GAMACHE

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Jacques married Catherine BIVILLE 11 June 1689 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Catherine BIVILLE was born 14 March 1674 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Catherine died 3 October 1746 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Catherine was the child of François BIVILLE dit LE PICARD and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER).

Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE died 28 February 1730 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE

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Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE married

Catherine BIVILLE
Marriage date: 11 June 1689
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

Catherine BIVILLE was the child of François BIVILLE dit LE PICARD and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER)

Children of Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE

Jacques FORTIN

Born: 5 June 1691, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1759, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Married: Geneviève LACROIX 7 November 1721 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Julien FORTIN

Born: 23 September 1694, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 19 June 1719 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph FORTIN

Born: 18 September 1696, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1738, L'Islet, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU 5 November 1727 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN

Born: 13 April 1698, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Married: Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE 1 July 1716 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Born: 22 March 1700, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1784, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Étienne TREMBLAY 12 November 1715 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite-Geneviève FORTIN

Born: 31 December 1701, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 30 August 1740, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Married: François PERRON 7 January 1727 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier FORTIN

Born: 19 June 1703, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 5 November 1726 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Helene FORTIN

Born: 23 May 1705, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1773, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE 18 November 1721 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Brigitte FORTIN

Born: 1 February 1708, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 31 October 1783, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-François TREMBLAY 11 November 1726 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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Birth — 1660
12 January 1660
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
15 January 1660
born 12 January 1660
Jacques Fortin
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1689 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE 11 June 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 29 years old.

Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE - 1689 marriage

1689 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1691 Birth of Child
Jacques FORTIN was born 5 June 1691, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Julien FORTIN was born 23 September 1694, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 34 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 18 September 1696, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 36 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN was born 13 April 1698, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 38 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE was born 22 March 1700, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 40 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Geneviève FORTIN was born 31 December 1701, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 41 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
François-Xavier FORTIN was born 19 June 1703, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 43 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Helene FORTIN was born 23 May 1705, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 45 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Brigitte FORTIN was born 1 February 1708, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 48 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Marriage of Child
Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE married 12 November 1715, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Étienne TREMBLAY

1716 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN married 1 July 1716, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE

1719 Marriage of Child
Julien FORTIN married 19 June 1719 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie TREMBLAY

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

1721 Marriage of Child
Jacques FORTIN married 7 November 1721 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Geneviève LACROIX

1721 Marriage of Child
Helene FORTIN married 18 November 1721 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE

1726 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier FORTIN married 5 November 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

1726 Marriage of Child
Brigitte FORTIN married 11 November 1726, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Louis-François TREMBLAY

1727 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Geneviève FORTIN married 7 January 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François PERRON

1727 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIN married 5 November 1727, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU