Agnes FORTIN

Born

27 November 1775 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 April 1859 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Louis-Marie FORTIN Catherine-Felicite SIMARD

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Born: 27 November 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Marie FORTIN

Mother: Catherine-Felicite SIMARD

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

Maternal grandparents: François SIMARD , Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Agnes married Ulric BOIVIN 27 April 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ulric BOIVIN was born 16 November 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Ulric died 17 July 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Ulric was the child of Jean BOIVIN and Angélique CÔTÉ.

Agnes FORTIN died 7 April 1859 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.

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Ulric BOIVIN
Marriage date: 27 April 1795
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Ulric BOIVIN was the child of Jean BOIVIN and Angélique CÔTÉ

Children of Ulric BOIVIN and Agnes FORTIN

Archange BOIVIN

Born: 29 November 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 11 March 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marcelline BOUCHARD 21 October 1823 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes BOIVIN

Born: 2 October 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sauveur GUAY 1 October 1822 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1775
27 November 1775
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Agnes FORTIN and Ulric BOIVIN 27 April 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Archange BOIVIN was born 29 November 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 22 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Agnes BOIVIN was born 2 October 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Agnes BOIVIN married 1 October 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Sauveur GUAY

1823 Marriage of Child
Archange BOIVIN married 21 October 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marcelline BOUCHARD

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ulric BOIVIN died 17 July 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1834 Death of Child
Archange BOIVIN died 11 March 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 58 years old.

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

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)

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.