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Rene-Francois  married  Charlotte NORMAND 6 November 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte NORMAND  was born 29 August 1733 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  Charlotte died 4 June 1805 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .  Charlotte was the child of Jacques NORMAND (LE NORMAND) and Marie-Marguerite-Louise COLLET (COLLETTE) .

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Rene-Francois  married  Charlotte NORMAND 6 November 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte NORMAND  was born 29 August 1733 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  Charlotte died 4 June 1805 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .  Charlotte was the child of Jacques NORMAND (LE NORMAND) and Marie-Marguerite-Louise COLLET (COLLETTE).

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rene-Francois FORTIN

Rene-Francois FORTIN married flag female ancestor Charlotte NORMAND
Marriage date: 6 November 1752
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Charlotte NORMAND was the child of Jacques NORMAND (LE NORMAND) and Marie-Marguerite-Louise COLLET (COLLETTE)

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Children of Rene-Francois FORTIN and Charlotte NORMAND


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1724
20 March 1724
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
marriage1752 Marriage / Partner
Rene-Francois FORTIN and Charlotte NORMAND 6 November 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Veronique FORTIN was born 2 August 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Rene-Francois was 32 years old.
1761 Birth of Child
Therese FORTIN was born 30 July 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Rene-Francois was 37 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1784 Marriage of Child
Veronique FORTIN married 4 October 1784, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD
marriage1785 Marriage of Child
Therese FORTIN married 22 August 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph LEPAGE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte NORMAND died 4 June 1805, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1806 Death of Child
Therese FORTIN died 4 May 1806, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Rene-Francois was 82 years old.
DeathDeath — 1808
13 May 1808
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.
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