Xaintes FORTIN

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26 November 1713 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1778 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN Louise GUIMOND

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Born: 26 November 1713 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Mother: Louise GUIMOND

Paternal grandparents: Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Xainte CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Claude GUIMOND , Anne ROY

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Xaintes married Noel BLANCHET 19 November 1736 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Noel BLANCHET was born 6 August 1707 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Noel died 17 February 1779 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Noel was the child of Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ.

Xaintes FORTIN died 4 November 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Xaintes FORTIN married

Noel BLANCHET
Marriage date: 19 November 1736
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Noel BLANCHET was the child of Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Noel BLANCHET and Xaintes FORTIN

Joseph BLANCHET

Born: 15 April 1742, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1793, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Veronique CLOUTIER 19 August 1771 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Reine OUELLET 27 January 1777 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1713
26 November 1713
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Xaintes FORTIN and Noel BLANCHET 19 November 1736, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph BLANCHET was born 15 April 1742, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Xaintes was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLANCHET married 19 August 1771, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Veronique CLOUTIER

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Charles BLANCHET married 27 January 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Reine OUELLET