Abraham FORTIN

Born

14 October 1785 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 May 1860 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Jean-François FORTIN Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY

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Born: 14 October 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-François FORTIN

Mother: Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN , Angélique TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOILY , Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

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Abraham married Judith TREMBLAY 4 November 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Judith TREMBLAY was born 1 July 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Judith died 23 April 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Judith was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Ursule COTE.

Abraham FORTIN died 6 May 1860 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Abraham FORTIN married

Judith TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 4 November 1809
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Judith TREMBLAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Ursule COTE

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Children of Abraham FORTIN and Judith TREMBLAY

Madeleine FORTIN

Born: 25 March 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 19 November 1869, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Luc GUAY 16 November 1830 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Eoline (Leonide) FORTIN

Born: abt. 1816, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ambroise TREMBLAY 31 May 1836 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Luce FORTIN

Born: 3 March 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 17 July 1885, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Married: Abraham TREMBLAY 21 September 1841 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Sophie FORTIN

Born: abt. 1825, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Fabien SIMARD 25 November 1845 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Thomas FORTIN

Born: 28 December 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 December 1894, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1785
14 October 1785
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)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Abraham FORTIN and Judith TREMBLAY 4 November 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Madeleine FORTIN was born 25 March 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham was 25 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.

1819 Birth of Child
Luce FORTIN was born 3 March 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham was 33 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
Thomas FORTIN was born 28 December 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham was 40 years old.

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

1830 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FORTIN married 16 November 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Luc GUAY

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith TREMBLAY died 23 April 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1836 Marriage of Child
Eoline (Leonide) FORTIN married 31 May 1836, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ambroise TREMBLAY

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

1841 Marriage of Child
Luce FORTIN married 21 September 1841, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Abraham TREMBLAY

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)

1845 Marriage of Child
Sophie FORTIN married 25 November 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Fabien SIMARD

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1860
6 May 1860
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 74.

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