Joseph-François FORTIN

Born

8 June 1740 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

13 August 1794 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Jacques FORTIN Geneviève LACROIX

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Born: 8 June 1740 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FORTIN

Mother: Geneviève LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Catherine BIVILLE

Maternal grandparents: François-Normand LACROIX , Anne GAGNÉ

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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 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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Joseph-François FORTIN married

Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 30 June 1766
Marriage 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

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Born: 17 January 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1740
8 June 1740
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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
Joseph-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 Child
Jean-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.