flag male ancestor  Prisque  FORTIN

  (b. 11 May 1772 Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 12 September 1844 Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )  

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Prisque FORTIN was born 11 May 1772 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Prisque FORTIN was the child of Francois FORTIN   and   Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis FORTIN and Marie-Françoise BLANCHET (maternal)  Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie-Veronique PROULX

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Prisque  married  Marguerite BOUCHARD 26 January 1802 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOUCHARD  was born 13 June 1783 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).  Marguerite died 13 December 1860 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).  Marguerite was the child of Charles BOUCHARD and Angelique CLOUTIER.

Prisque FORTIN died 12 September 1844 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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Prisque FORTIN married flag female ancestor Marguerite BOUCHARD-- Date: 26 January 1802 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada
Marguerite BOUCHARD was the child of Charles BOUCHARD and Angelique CLOUTIER




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birth1772 Birth
11 May 1772
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1802 Marriage / Partner
Prisque FORTIN and Marguerite BOUCHARD 26 January 1802, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 29 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Birth of Child
George-Turias FORTIN was born 18 May 1819, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Prisque was 47 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage of Child
George-Turias FORTIN married 27 February 1843, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Flavie GAGNE
death1844 Death
12 September 1844
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

He died at the age of 72.
Added: 10/15/2025 1:34:07 PM - Updated: 10/15/2025 1:34:46 PM

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