Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

(b. 8 August 1712 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1789 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 8 August 1712 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste 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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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte BLAIS 12 October 1761 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephte BLAIS was born 6 August 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Josephte died 24 February 1799 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU.

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN died 7 March 1789 in L'Islet, 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married

Marie-Josephte BLAIS-- Date: 12 October 1761 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada
Marie-Josephte BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Marie-Josephte BLAIS:

Charles-Francois FORTIN (b.2 February 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Eloi FORTIN (b.25 June 1768, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 June 1793, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rose DANCOSSE 8 November 1790 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte FORTIN (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Andre FORTIN (b.24 November 1770, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1842, Saint-Pascal, Canada)

Felicite FORTIN (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Etienne FORTIN (b.24 February 1773, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1848, Kamouraska, Canada East )

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1712 Birth
8 August 1712
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

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

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

He was 49 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)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 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)

Jean-Baptiste was 55 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)

Jean-Baptiste was 58 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)

Jean-Baptiste was 60 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.