Francois FORTIN

(b. 26 May 1746 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1780 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois FORTIN was born 26 May 1746 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Francois FORTIN was the child of Louis FORTIN and Marie-Françoise BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER (maternal) Guillaume BLANCHET and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

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

Francois married Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE 4 November 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE was born 15 March 1744 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Louise died 19 May 1815 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Louise was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie-Veronique PROULX.

Francois FORTIN died 1 January 1780 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Francois FORTIN married

Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE-- Date: 4 November 1766 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie-Veronique PROULX

Children of Francois FORTIN and Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE:

Prisque FORTIN (b.11 May 1772, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 September 1844, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )
m. Marguerite BOUCHARD 26 January 1802 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1746 Birth
26 May 1746
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Francois FORTIN and Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE 4 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Prisque FORTIN was born 11 May 1772, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Francois was 25 years old.

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.