Vital FORTIN

Born

27 January 1787 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 January 1844 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Joseph FORTIN Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY

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Born: 27 January 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph FORTIN

Mother: Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY

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

Maternal grandparents: Charles TREMBLAY , Felicite DUCHESNE

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Vital married Antoinette GAGNON 14 August 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoinette GAGNON was born 30 April 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Antoinette died 10 March 1867 in Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne de Chicoutimi). Antoinette was the child of Augustin GAGNON and Therese TREMBLAY.

Vital FORTIN died 24 January 1844 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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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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Vital FORTIN married

Antoinette GAGNON
Marriage date: 14 August 1810
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Antoinette GAGNON was the child of Augustin GAGNON and Therese TREMBLAY

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Children of Vital FORTIN and Antoinette GAGNON

Antoinette FORTIN

Born: 18 April 1811, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 22 June 1850, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Joseph AUDET 21 August 1827 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louise FORTIN

Born: 31 January 1813, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 14 September 1866, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Jacob-Jacques GAGNON 5 May 1829 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Josephine FORTIN

Born: 26 September 1818, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1881, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada

Married: Marcel TREMBLAY 8 November 1836 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Eugene FORTIN

Born: 7 April 1823, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1900, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Married: Helene BOUCHARD 3 August 1847 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1787
27 January 1787
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1810 Marriage / Partner
Vital FORTIN and Antoinette GAGNON 14 August 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Antoinette FORTIN was born 18 April 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Vital was 24 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Louise FORTIN was born 31 January 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Vital was 26 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Josephine FORTIN was born 26 September 1818, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Vital was 31 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Birth of Child
Eugene FORTIN was born 7 April 1823, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Vital was 36 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)

1827 Marriage of Child
Antoinette FORTIN married 21 August 1827, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph AUDET

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

1829 Marriage of Child
Louise FORTIN married 5 May 1829, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jacob-Jacques GAGNON

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

1836 Marriage of Child
Josephine FORTIN married 8 November 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marcel TREMBLAY

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)