Alexis FORTIN

Born

28 July 1768 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 November 1839 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Alexis married Marie TREMBLAY 26 September 1796 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie TREMBLAY was born 22 September 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 1 January 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of François TREMBLAY and Felicite BOULIANNE .

Parents & Family of Alexis FORTIN

Parents of Alexis FORTIN

Father

Joseph-Marie FORTIN

Mother

Elisabeth BANVILLE

Grandparents of Alexis FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Jacques FORTIN Geneviève LACROIX

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BANVILLE Françoise DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis FORTIN

Alexis FORTIN married

Marie TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 26 September 1796
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Marie TREMBLAY was the child of François TREMBLAY and Felicite BOULIANNE

Children of Alexis FORTIN and Marie TREMBLAY

René FORTIN

Born: 4 December 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Born: 26 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 July 1877, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Theotiste BOIVIN 17 August 1824 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Joseph FORTIN

Born: 22 April 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 22 April 1871, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1768
28 July 1768
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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Alexis FORTIN and Marie TREMBLAY 26 September 1796, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 28 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
René FORTIN was born 4 December 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 29 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 26 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 30 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 22 April 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 34 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