Felicite FORTIN

Born

24 May 1782 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 June 1846 , Chicoutimi, Canada East

Felicite married Louis GIRARD 4 October 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GIRARD was born 8 April 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis died 14 September 1843 in La Malbaie, Canada East . Louis was the child of Louis-Marie GIRARD and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Felicite FORTIN

Parents of Felicite FORTIN

Father

Joseph FORTIN

Mother

Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Felicite FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

François-Xavier FORTIN Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Charles TREMBLAY Felicite DUCHESNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Felicite FORTIN

Felicite FORTIN married

Louis GIRARD
Marriage date: 4 October 1803
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Louis GIRARD was the child of Louis-Marie GIRARD and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Louis GIRARD and Felicite FORTIN

Venerande-Anselme GIRARD

Born: 23 March 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thomas GAGNON 24 February 1824 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Felicite's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1782
24 May 1782
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1803 Marriage / Partner
Felicite FORTIN and Louis GIRARD 4 October 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Venerande-Anselme GIRARD was born 23 March 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite was 24 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

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Venerande-Anselme GIRARD married 24 February 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Thomas GAGNON

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

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)

1843 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis GIRARD died 14 September 1843, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1846
3 June 1846
Chicoutimi, Canada East
She died at the age of 64.

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