Jacques FORTIN

Born

19 September 1770 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 February 1853 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Born: 19 September 1770 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Jacques FORTIN

Father

François FORTIN

Mother

Geneviève OTIS dite LANGLAIS

Grandparents of Jacques FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

François-Xavier FORTIN Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS Françoise GAGNÉ

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

Jacques married Judith TREMBLAY 7 June 1796 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Judith TREMBLAY was born 12 January 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Judith died 1 November 1851 in La Malbaie, Canada East . Judith was the child of François TREMBLAY and Felicite BOULIANNE.

Jacques FORTIN died 26 February 1853 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques FORTIN

Jacques FORTIN married

Judith TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 7 June 1796
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Judith TREMBLAY was the child of François TREMBLAY and Felicite BOULIANNE

Children of Jacques FORTIN and Judith TREMBLAY

Marie-Judith FORTIN

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

Married: Bernard-Isaie ST-GELAIS 14 November 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Felicite FORTIN

Born: 3 April 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jerome FORTIN

Born: 20 April 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 21 January 1880, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Luce GIRARD 9 January 1827 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Frederic FORTIN

Born: 17 November 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 March 1880, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Suzanne FORTIN

Born: 9 September 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Vital SIMARD 9 November 1830 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

Elisee FORTIN

Born: 30 October 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Osee-Joseph FORTIN

Born: 10 July 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 19 May 1870, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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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 — 1770
19 September 1770
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
Jacques FORTIN and Judith TREMBLAY 7 June 1796, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 25 years old.

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

Jacques was 26 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Felicite FORTIN was born 3 April 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 27 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Jerome FORTIN was born 20 April 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Frederic FORTIN was born 17 November 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 32 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Suzanne FORTIN was born 9 September 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Elisee FORTIN was born 30 October 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 36 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith FORTIN married 14 November 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Bernard-Isaie ST-GELAIS

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

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

1824 Birth of Child
Osee-Joseph FORTIN was born 10 July 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 53 years old.

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Jerome FORTIN married 9 January 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Marie-Luce GIRARD

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Suzanne FORTIN married 9 November 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada to Vital SIMARD

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)

1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith TREMBLAY died 1 November 1851, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

Death — 1853
26 February 1853
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.

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