Joseph FORTIN

Born

18 May 1763 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

4 February 1844 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Parents & Family of Joseph FORTIN

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Born: 18 May 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Joseph FORTIN

Father

Jacques FORTIN

Mother

Angélique TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Joseph FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Jacques FORTIN Geneviève LACROIX

Maternal grandparents

François-Xavier TREMBLAY Marie-Reine DUFOUR

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

Joseph married Josephte COTE 18 July 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte COTE was born 5 December 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte died 28 February 1837 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Joseph COTE and Dorothee TREMBLAY.

Joseph FORTIN died 4 February 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph FORTIN

Joseph FORTIN married

Josephte COTE
Marriage date: 18 July 1786
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte COTE was the child of Joseph COTE and Dorothee TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph FORTIN and Josephte COTE

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Born: 17 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 May 1856, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Angele BOUCHARD 13 October 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Angele FORTIN

Born: 27 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 3 April 1857, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Jean NOEL 11 June 1822 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Roger FORTIN

Born: 22 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 22 January 1853, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Adelaide-Adele GRENON 12 April 1825 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Adelaide THERRIEN 17 February 1846 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1763
18 May 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIN and Josephte COTE 18 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 17 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 24 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
Angele FORTIN was born 27 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Roger FORTIN was born 22 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married 13 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Angele BOUCHARD

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