Michel
FORTIN
Born
14 June 1794
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died
22 October 1860
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
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Michel FORTIN was born 14 June 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY (maternal) François SIMARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marguerite GRENON 4 November 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GRENON was born 26 August 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 5 November 1864 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Helene TREMBLAY.
Michel FORTIN died 22 October 1860 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Michel FORTIN
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Marguerite GRENON-- Date: 4 November 1817 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marguerite GRENON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Helene TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marguerite GRENON-- Date: 4 November 1817 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada Marguerite GRENON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Helene TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Michel FORTIN and Marguerite GRENON
Mars FORTIN (b.11 January 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 19 April 1858, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )m. Cesarie TREMBLAY 23 August 1842 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)
Caroline FORTIN (b.23 August 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 29 November 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )m. Ambroise TREMBLAY 13 August 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
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1794 Birth 14 June 1794
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
1817 Marriage / PartnerMichel FORTIN and Marguerite GRENON 4 November 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Birth of ChildMars FORTIN was born 11 January 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Michel was 24 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1824 Birth of ChildCaroline FORTIN was born 23 August 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Michel was 30 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Marriage of ChildMars FORTIN married 23 August 1842, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Cesarie TREMBLAY
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Marriage of ChildCaroline FORTIN married 13 August 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ambroise TREMBLAY
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1849 Death of ChildCaroline FORTIN died 29 November 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Michel was 55 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Death of ChildMars FORTIN died 19 April 1858, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Michel was 63 years old.
1860 Death 22 October 1860
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 66.
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