René FORTIN

Born

22 December 1772 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 July 1817 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of René FORTIN

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Born: 22 December 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of René FORTIN

Father

Joseph-Marie FORTIN

Mother

Elisabeth BANVILLE

Grandparents of René FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Jacques FORTIN Geneviève LACROIX

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BANVILLE Françoise DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

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

René married Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN 16 October 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN was born 31 March 1776 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique died 20 December 1855 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Angelique was the child of Louis-Charles BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Marguerite TRUDEL.

René FORTIN died 5 July 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of René FORTIN

René FORTIN married

Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN
Marriage date: 16 October 1799
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN was the child of Louis-Charles BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Marguerite TRUDEL

Children of René FORTIN and Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN

René FORTIN

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 5 August 1823 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Antoine FORTIN

Born: 20 May 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Cornelie TREMBLAY 24 June 1828 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Adelaide FORTIN

Born: 18 May 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Abraham TREMBLAY 1 July 1828 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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 — 1772
22 December 1772
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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
René FORTIN and Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN 16 October 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Antoine FORTIN was born 20 May 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 30 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Adelaide FORTIN was born 18 May 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 38 years old.