Josette FORTIN

(b. 27 July 1759 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1844 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )

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Josette FORTIN was born 27 July 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Josette FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX (maternal) François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Reine DUFOUR

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

Josette married Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD 21 November 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD was born 18 April 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louis-Isaac-Absalon died 27 July 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louis-Isaac-Absalon was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY.

Josette FORTIN died 14 September 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Josette FORTIN married

Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD-- Date: 21 November 1786 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Children of Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD and Josette FORTIN:

Roger SIMARD (b.15 November 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1857, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Antoinette PERRON 25 November 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois SIMARD (b.20 November 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 9 March 1858, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angele GUAY 10 October 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham SIMARD (b.14 January 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 28 August 1855, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Thérèse TREMBLAY 11 May 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive SIMARD (b.9 July 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 9 September 1884, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Edouard PERRON 23 June 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Adelaide SIMARD (b.17 July 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 20 July 1869, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Benjamin BOUCHARD 27 July 1824 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1759 Birth
27 July 1759
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Josette FORTIN and Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD 21 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 27 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Roger SIMARD was born 15 November 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josette was 30 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Francois SIMARD was born 20 November 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josette was 32 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Abraham SIMARD was born 14 January 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josette was 34 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Olive SIMARD was born 9 July 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josette was 36 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Adelaide SIMARD was born 17 July 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josette was 45 years old.

1806 Marriage of Child
Roger SIMARD married 25 November 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Antoinette PERRON

1812 Marriage of Child
Olive SIMARD married 23 June 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Edouard PERRON

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD died 27 July 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1815 Marriage of Child
Francois SIMARD married 10 October 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Angele GUAY

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Abraham SIMARD married 11 May 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Thérèse TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Adelaide SIMARD married 27 July 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Benjamin BOUCHARD

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

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

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)

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Death
14 September 1844
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

She died at the age of 85.