Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

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18 February 1766 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 May 1832 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Louis-Marie FORTIN Catherine-Felicite SIMARD

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Born: 18 February 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Marie FORTIN

Mother: Catherine-Felicite SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: François-Xavier FORTIN , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: François SIMARD , Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 8 February 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 8 March 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Thérèse died 13 February 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Thérèse was the child of Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Rose BOUCHARD 8 September 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rose BOUCHARD was born 1 March 1789 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rose died 27 January 1875 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Rose was the child of Victor-Samson BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne-Madeleine TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN died 2 May 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married

Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE
Marriage date: 8 February 1790
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was the child of Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

Thérèse FORTIN

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 May 1854, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie GUAY 31 August 1813 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie FORTIN

Born: 17 May 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 1 May 1876, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne DESBIENS 26 April 1814 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive FORTIN

Born: 23 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 15 June 1871, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Hippolyte GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 13 February 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married

Rose BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 8 September 1812
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Rose BOUCHARD was the child of Victor-Samson BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Rose BOUCHARD

Eulalie FORTIN

Born: 20 October 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 3 October 1889, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Florent DUFOUR 19 January 1836 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Adelaide FORTIN

Born: 31 December 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 January 1895, Saint-Placide, Québec, Canada

Married: Francois TREMBLAY 7 September 1841 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1766
18 February 1766
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 8 February 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Birth of Child
Marie FORTIN was born 17 May 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Olive FORTIN was born 23 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE died 13 February 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Rose BOUCHARD 8 September 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 46 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Thérèse FORTIN married 31 August 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Marie GUAY

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie FORTIN married 26 April 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne DESBIENS

1814 Birth of Child
Eulalie FORTIN was born 20 October 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

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

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Olive FORTIN married 13 February 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Hippolyte GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

1822 Birth of Child
Adelaide FORTIN was born 31 December 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

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

Death — 1832
2 May 1832
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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