Agnès FORTIN

Born

18 May 1774 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 May 1826 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Louis-François FORTIN Marie-Josephte GIRARD

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Born: 18 May 1774 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

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Agnès married Jean-Baptiste MORIN 17 August 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste MORIN was born 30 April 1766 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste died 20 October 1804 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Francois MORIN (MORAND) and Catherine PETITCLERC.

Agnès FORTIN died 7 May 1826 in La Malbaie, 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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Agnès FORTIN married

Jean-Baptiste MORIN
Marriage date: 17 August 1791
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste MORIN was the child of Francois MORIN (MORAND) and Catherine PETITCLERC

Children of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnès FORTIN

Angele MORIN (MORAND)

Born: 28 September 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Mathieu SAVARD 18 August 1812 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie MORIN

Born: 21 May 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elie GAGNÉ 5 February 1828 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean MORIN

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 May 1857, St-Fidèle, Canada

Married: Suzanne TRUCHON 6 November 1827 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1774
18 May 1774
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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Agnès FORTIN and Jean-Baptiste MORIN 17 August 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 17 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Angele MORIN (MORAND) was born 28 September 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnès was 18 years old.

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie MORIN was born 21 May 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Agnès was 26 years old.

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MORIN died 20 October 1804, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1812 Marriage of Child
Angele MORIN (MORAND) married 18 August 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Mathieu SAVARD

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