Marie FORTIN

(b. 17 May 1798 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 1 May 1876 , La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )

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Marie FORTIN was born 17 May 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marie FORTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Marie FORTIN and Catherine-Felicite SIMARD (maternal) Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

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

Marie married Etienne DESBIENS 26 April 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne DESBIENS was born 27 April 1796 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Etienne died 2 May 1856 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Etienne was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Madeleine BOUCHARD.

Marie FORTIN died 1 May 1876 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie appear below.

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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