Louis FORTIN

Born

31 July 1769 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 February 1850 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Louis-François FORTIN Marie-Josephte GIRARD

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Born: 31 July 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-François FORTIN

Mother: Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN , Geneviève LACROIX

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GIRARD , Marie-Anne VÉZINA

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

Louis married Dorothee THIBAULT 7 November 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dorothee THIBAULT was born 13 April 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Dorothee died 4 April 1833 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Dorothee was the child of Amable THIBAULT and Rosalie TREMBLAY.

Louis FORTIN died 1 February 1850 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East.

m. Dorothee Thibault
7 November 1797
Baie Saint-Paul, Quebec

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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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Louis FORTIN married

Dorothee THIBAULT
Marriage date: 7 November 1797
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Dorothee THIBAULT was the child of Amable THIBAULT and Rosalie TREMBLAY

Children of Louis FORTIN and Dorothee THIBAULT

François FORTIN

Born: 3 December 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Felicite TREMBLAY 25 May 1841 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Judith FORTIN

Born: 19 May 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 4 February 1868, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Moise TREMBLAY 25 November 1830 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1769
31 July 1769
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)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Louis FORTIN and Dorothee THIBAULT 7 November 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

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

1807 Birth of Child
François FORTIN was born 3 December 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 38 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Judith FORTIN was born 19 May 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 40 years old.

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

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

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

1830 Marriage of Child
Judith FORTIN married 25 November 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Moise TREMBLAY

1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothee THIBAULT died 4 April 1833, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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

1841 Marriage of Child
François FORTIN married 25 May 1841, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Felicite TREMBLAY

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

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

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1850
1 February 1850
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
He died at the age of 80.

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