Joseph-François
FORTIN
(b.
8 June 1740
,
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
d.
13 August 1794
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-François FORTIN was born 8 June 1740 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Joseph-François FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE (maternal) François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-François married Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 30 June 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY was born 15 December 1734 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Madeleine died 14 February 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne PILOTE.
Joseph-François FORTIN died 13 August 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY-- Date: 30 June 1766 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne PILOTE
Children of Joseph-François FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY:
Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY-- Date: 30 June 1766 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne PILOTE
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1740 Birth 8 June 1740
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
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 / PartnerJoseph-François FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 30 June 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 26 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 17 January 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Joseph-François was 32 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Madeleine TREMBLAY died 14 February 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Death 13 August 1794
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 54.
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