Josephte FORTIN

Born

13 July 1763 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 March 1842 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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François FORTIN Geneviève OTIS dite LANGLAIS

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Born: 13 July 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François FORTIN

Mother: Geneviève OTIS dite LANGLAIS

Paternal grandparents: François-Xavier FORTIN , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS , Françoise GAGNÉ

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Josephte married François VANDAL 26 November 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
François VANDAL was born 24 August 1753 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). François was the child of François-Antoine VANDAL and Françoise GRENON.

Josephte FORTIN died 28 March 1842 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East.
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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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Josephte FORTIN married

François VANDAL
Marriage date: 26 November 1782
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François VANDAL was the child of François-Antoine VANDAL and Françoise GRENON

Children of François VANDAL and Josephte FORTIN

Josephte VANDAL

Born: 9 May 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1839, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

Married: Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS 3 November 1807 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois VANDAL

Born: 21 December 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 February 1854, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Agnes GAGNON 6 October 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Juste VANDAL

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 August 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Christine VANDAL

Born: 4 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques TREMBLAY 2 January 1816 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin VANDAL

Born: 31 December 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 7 February 1874, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Adelaide MENARD 12 November 1822 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Elie VANDAL

Born: 21 October 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 18 August 1861, Bagotville, Canada

Henriette VANDAL

Born: 5 November 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1856, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Louis GAGNÉ 13 November 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Adolphe VANDAL

Born: 20 January 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1849, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Adelaide TREMBLAY 7 November 1826 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1763
13 July 1763
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Josephte FORTIN and François VANDAL 26 November 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Josephte VANDAL was born 9 May 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 21 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Francois VANDAL was born 21 December 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 25 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Christine VANDAL was born 4 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 32 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Augustin VANDAL was born 31 December 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Elie VANDAL was born 21 October 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 36 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Henriette VANDAL was born 5 November 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 38 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Adolphe VANDAL was born 20 January 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 40 years old.

1807 Marriage of Child
Josephte VANDAL married 3 November 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS

1812 Marriage of Child
Francois VANDAL married 6 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Agnes GAGNON

1813 Death of Child
Marie-Juste VANDAL died 21 August 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 50 years old.

1816 Marriage of Child
Christine VANDAL married 2 January 1816 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jacques TREMBLAY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Henriette VANDAL married 13 November 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis GAGNÉ

1822 Marriage of Child
Augustin VANDAL married 12 November 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Adelaide MENARD

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Adolphe VANDAL married 7 November 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Adelaide TREMBLAY

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Death of Child
Josephte VANDAL died 28 August 1839, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 76 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

Death — 1842
28 March 1842
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
She died at the age of 78.

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