François-Xavier FORTIN

Born

19 June 1703 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

5 March 1788 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE Catherine BIVILLE

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Born: 19 June 1703 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE

Mother: Catherine BIVILLE

Paternal grandparents: Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Geneviève GAMACHE

Maternal grandparents: François BIVILLE dit LE PICARD , Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER)

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François-Xavier married Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 5 November 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY was born 15 October 1701 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Madeleine died 22 February 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie PERRON dite SUIRE.

François-Xavier FORTIN died 5 March 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Spouse & Children of François-Xavier FORTIN

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François-Xavier FORTIN married

Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 5 November 1726
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie PERRON dite SUIRE

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Children of François-Xavier FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Marie-Françoise FORTIN

Born: 27 August 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1783, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BOUCHARD 14 November 1746 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François FORTIN

Born: 28 June 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève OTIS dite LANGLAIS 26 October 1751 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Madeleine FORTIN

Born: 25 November 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1792, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Nicolas TREMBLAY 24 November 1756 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie FORTIN

Born: 26 January 1737, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine-Felicite SIMARD 25 January 1762 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Victoire BOIVIN 20 February 1781 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Procule FORTIN

Born: 27 May 1741, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph FORTIN

Born: 11 January 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY 23 August 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1703
19 June 1703
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 5 November 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise FORTIN was born 27 August 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 24 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
François FORTIN was born 28 June 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 26 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Madeleine FORTIN was born 25 November 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie FORTIN was born 26 January 1737, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 33 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Procule FORTIN was born 27 May 1741, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 37 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise FORTIN married 14 November 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph BOUCHARD

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 11 January 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 44 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
François FORTIN married 26 October 1751, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Geneviève OTIS dite LANGLAIS

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FORTIN married 24 November 1756, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Nicolas TREMBLAY

1762 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie FORTIN married 25 January 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Catherine-Felicite SIMARD

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIN married 23 August 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY

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.

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY died 22 February 1778 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1781 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie FORTIN married 20 February 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Victoire BOIVIN

1783 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise FORTIN died 13 March 1783, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 79 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1788
5 March 1788
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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