Reine FORTIN

Born

6 January 1708 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1790 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre FORTIN Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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Reine FORTIN was born 6 January 1708 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Reine FORTIN was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE (maternal) Pierre HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Angelique GOBEIL

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Reine married Julien CHOUINARD 16 January 1741 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Julien CHOUINARD was born 22 November 1716 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Julien died 14 November 1791 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Julien was the child of Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEAN.

Reine FORTIN died 8 April 1790 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, 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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Reine FORTIN married

Julien CHOUINARD-- Date: 16 January 1741 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Julien CHOUINARD was the child of Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEAN

Children of Julien CHOUINARD and Reine FORTIN

Marie-Barbe CHOUINARD (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 July 1810, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 15 February 1767 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Louise CHOUINARD (b.28 April 1744, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1788, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre-Laurent CARON 18 January 1764 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD (b.27 December 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1811, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite CARON 9 February 1769 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1708 Birth
6 January 1708
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Reine FORTIN and Julien CHOUINARD 16 January 1741 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 33 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CHOUINARD was born 28 April 1744, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Reine was 36 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD was born 27 December 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Reine was 43 years old.

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

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CHOUINARD married 18 January 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Pierre-Laurent CARON

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe CHOUINARD married 15 February 1767, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Julien CHOUINARD married 9 February 1769, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marguerite CARON

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.