Joseph-Marie FORTIN

Born

19 April 1726 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1795 , Beauceville, Lower Canada

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Julien FORTIN Marie TREMBLAY

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Born: 19 April 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Julien FORTIN

Mother: Marie TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Catherine BIVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Joseph-Marie married Josephte TURCOTTE 20 January 1749 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Josephte TURCOTTE was born 28 April 1727 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 25 March 1769 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Louis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Angélique PLANTE.

Joseph-Marie FORTIN died 19 April 1795 in Beauceville, Lower Canada .

m. Caron Marie-Josephte, Lagueux Madeleine, Turcotte Josephte

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Josephte TURCOTTE
Marriage date: 20 January 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Josephte TURCOTTE was the child of Louis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Angélique PLANTE

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Birth — 1726
19 April 1726
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie FORTIN and Josephte TURCOTTE 20 January 1749, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte TURCOTTE died 25 March 1769, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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.