Isaac FORTIN

Born

21 March 1782 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 May 1861 , L'Islet, Canada East

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Charles-Francois FORTIN Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS

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Born: 21 March 1782 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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Isaac married Marie-Euphrosine CARON 14 January 1806 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Euphrosine CARON was born 29 June 1787 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Euphrosine died 31 March 1849 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Euphrosine was the child of Claude-Joseph CARON and Marie-Genevieve DUREPOS.

Isaac FORTIN died 28 May 1861 in L'Islet, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Isaac FORTIN married

Marie-Euphrosine CARON
Marriage date: 14 January 1806
Marriage place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Marie-Euphrosine CARON was the child of Claude-Joseph CARON and Marie-Genevieve DUREPOS

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Children of Isaac FORTIN and Marie-Euphrosine CARON

Marie-Euphrosine FORTIN

Born: 19 December 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marc BOUCHER 8 February 1825 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1782
21 March 1782
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Isaac FORTIN and Marie-Euphrosine CARON 14 January 1806, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 23 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine FORTIN was born 19 December 1806, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Isaac was 24 years old.

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Marie-Euphrosine FORTIN married 8 February 1825, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Joseph-Marc BOUCHER

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)