Jean-Baptiste
FORTIN
(b.
29 December 1764
,
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
6 January 1841
,
L'Islet, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 29 December 1764 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was the child of Charles-Francois FORTIN and Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER (maternal) Jean PAIN and Marie-Josephe BRISSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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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Occupation
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was a 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
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 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.
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