Marie-Josephte BLAIS

Born

6 August 1734 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

24 February 1799 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 12 October 1761 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 8 August 1712 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 7 March 1789 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte BLAIS

Parents of Marie-Josephte BLAIS

Father

Pierre BLAIS

Mother

Elisabeth BILODEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS Françoise BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents

Antoine BILODEAU Geneviève TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

m. Fortin Jean-Baptiste

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte BLAIS

Marie-Josephte BLAIS married

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN
Marriage date: 12 October 1761
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Marie-Josephte BLAIS

Charles-Francois FORTIN

Born: 2 February 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Eloi FORTIN

Born: 25 June 1768, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 June 1793, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose DANCOSSE 8 November 1790 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte FORTIN

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Andre FORTIN

Born: 24 November 1770, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 December 1842, Saint-Pascal, Canada

Felicite FORTIN

Born: abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Etienne FORTIN

Born: 24 February 1773, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1848, Kamouraska, 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 — 1734
6 August 1734
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BLAIS and Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 12 October 1761 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 27 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois FORTIN was born 2 February 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Eloi FORTIN was born 25 June 1768, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Andre FORTIN was born 24 November 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Etienne FORTIN was born 24 February 1773, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Josephte was 38 years old.

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)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN died 7 March 1789, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1790 Marriage of Child
Eloi FORTIN married 8 November 1790, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Rose DANCOSSE

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

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

1793 Death of Child
Eloi FORTIN died 14 June 1793, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Josephte was 58 years old.

Death — 1799
24 February 1799
L'Islet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 64.

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