Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

(b. 29 April 1730 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1810 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 29 April 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Louise TREMBLAY 10 February 1755 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise TREMBLAY was born 24 February 1735 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louise died 27 September 1769 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Louise was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Cecile NADEAU 30 September 1771 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cecile NADEAU was born 30 June 1748 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Cecile died 5 October 1829 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Cecile was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY.

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER died 18 May 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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