Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Born

29 April 1730 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

18 May 1810 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Joseph FORTIER Suzanne PLANTE

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Born: 29 April 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph FORTIER

Mother: Suzanne PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FORTIER , Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Georges PLANTE , Marguerite CRÉPEAU

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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.

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married

Louise TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 10 February 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louise TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Louise TREMBLAY

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 February 1832, St-Anselme, Canada

Madeleine FORTIER

Born: 5 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 15 April 1839, Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married

Cecile NADEAU
Marriage date: 30 September 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Cecile NADEAU was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Cecile NADEAU

Cecile FORTIER

Born: 18 September 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Laurent MARCAURELE dit LAFEUILLADE 4 July 1796 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite FORTIER

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin BEIGNET 29 January 1804 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Philippe FORTIER

Born: 6 August 1786, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 February 1798, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Rose (Rosalie) FORTIER

Born: 10 November 1792, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 28 June 1873, Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada

Married: Maurice MATHON 14 February 1814 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1730
29 April 1730
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Louise TREMBLAY 10 February 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine FORTIER was born 5 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise TREMBLAY died 27 September 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Cecile NADEAU 30 September 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 41 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Cecile FORTIER was born 18 September 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 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)

1786 Birth of Child
Philippe FORTIER was born 6 August 1786, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Rose (Rosalie) FORTIER was born 10 November 1792, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 62 years old.

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Cecile FORTIER married 4 July 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Laurent MARCAURELE dit LAFEUILLADE

1798 Death of Child
Philippe FORTIER died 25 February 1798, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 67 years old.

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FORTIER married 29 January 1804, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Augustin BEIGNET

Death — 1810
18 May 1810
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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