Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Born

29 December 1764 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 January 1841 , L'Islet, Canada East

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Charles-Francois FORTIN Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS

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Born: 29 December 1764 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles-Francois FORTIN

Mother: Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste FORTIN , Francoise BELANGER

Maternal grandparents: Jean PAIN , Marie-Josephe BRISSON

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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve FORTIN 29 January 1788 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve FORTIN was born 6 March 1761 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve died 30 May 1811 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Claire GUYON.

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN died 6 January 1841 in L'Islet, Canada East .
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married

Genevieve FORTIN
Marriage date: 29 January 1788
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Claire GUYON

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Genevieve FORTIN

Perpetue FORTIN

Born: 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 21 July 1847, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Bonaventure GAUDREAU 18 May 1813 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1764
29 December 1764
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Genevieve FORTIN 29 January 1788, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Perpetue FORTIN was born 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve FORTIN died 30 May 1811, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1813 Marriage of Child
Perpetue FORTIN married 18 May 1813, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Bonaventure GAUDREAU

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