Joseph FORTIN

(b. 6 August 1733 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1770 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FORTIN was born 6 August 1733 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Joseph FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Elisabeth LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Xainte CLOUTIER (maternal) Alexis LEMIEUX and Elisabeth BELANGER

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

Joseph married Claire GUYON 15 November 1754 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Claire GUYON was born 10 October 1732 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Claire was the child of Alexis-Jean GUYON and Marie-Simone COUILLARD.

Joseph FORTIN died 29 August 1770 in L'Islet, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph FORTIN married

Claire GUYON-- Date: 15 November 1754 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Claire GUYON was the child of Alexis-Jean GUYON and Marie-Simone COUILLARD

Children of Joseph FORTIN and Claire GUYON:

Francoise-Ursule FORTIN (b.17 February 1759, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1820, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 2 February 1778 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Genevieve FORTIN (b.6 March 1761, L'Islet, Canada d. 30 May 1811, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 29 January 1788 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Francoise FORTIN (b.9 February 1765, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 April 1821, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques THÉRIAULT 20 February 1786 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1733 Birth
6 August 1733
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIN and Claire GUYON 15 November 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Francoise-Ursule FORTIN was born 17 February 1759, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Genevieve FORTIN was born 6 March 1761, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise FORTIN was born 9 February 1765, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 31 years old.