Louis-François FORTIN

Born

12 October 1735 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

26 June 1777 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques FORTIN Geneviève LACROIX

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Born: 12 October 1735 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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Louis-François married Marie-Josephte GIRARD 10 January 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Josephte GIRARD was born 28 July 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Josephte died 2 June 1780 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA.

Louis-François FORTIN died 26 June 1777 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 Louis-François FORTIN

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Louis-François FORTIN married

Marie-Josephte GIRARD
Marriage date: 10 January 1763
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte GIRARD was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA

Children of Louis-François FORTIN and Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Pierre-Louis FORTIN

Born: 11 November 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 November 1838, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

François-Xavier FORTIN

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 December 1853, Montebello, Canada East

Josephte FORTIN

Born: 8 March 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 October 1842, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Etienne SIMARD 6 March 1789 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Victoire FORTIN

Born: 29 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 December 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Ignace BOIVIN 13 October 1789 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis FORTIN

Born: 31 July 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 February 1850, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Dorothee THIBAULT 7 November 1797 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte FORTIN

Born: 31 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 September 1830, Matane, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 6 February 1816 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Agnès FORTIN

Born: 18 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MORIN 17 August 1791 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1735
12 October 1735
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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis-François FORTIN and Marie-Josephte GIRARD 10 January 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre-Louis FORTIN was born 11 November 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-François was 28 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Josephte FORTIN was born 8 March 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-François was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Victoire FORTIN was born 29 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-François was 31 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis FORTIN was born 31 July 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-François was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charlotte FORTIN was born 31 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-François was 37 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Agnès FORTIN was born 18 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-François was 38 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.