Modeste FORTIN

(b. 14 July 1795 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )

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Modeste FORTIN was born 14 July 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Modeste FORTIN was the child of Damase FORTIN and Genevieve SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Marie FORTIN and Catherine-Felicite SIMARD (maternal) Louis-Henri SIMARD and Felicite BOIVIN

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

Modeste married Jacob GAGNON 25 August 1812 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacob GAGNON was born 8 March 1790 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jacob died 26 June 1857 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jacob was the child of Agapit GAGNON and Elisabeth MCNICOLL.

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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