flag male ancestor  Charles-François  FORTIN

  (b. 29 April 1763 L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 10 June 1845 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East )  

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Charles-François FORTIN was born 29 April 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles-François FORTIN was the child of Charles-Francois FORTIN   and   Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER (maternal)  Jean PAIN and Marie-Josephe BRISSON

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Charles-François  married  Josephte PELLETIER 5 July 1785 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte PELLETIER  was born 1 October 1764 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).  Josephte died 23 May 1834 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada.  Josephte was the child of Jean-Bernard PELLETIER and Anne-Josephte CARON.

Charles-François FORTIN died 10 June 1845 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East.
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Did You Know? 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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Charles-François FORTIN married flag female ancestor Josephte PELLETIER-- Date: 5 July 1785 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte PELLETIER was the child of Jean-Bernard PELLETIER and Anne-Josephte CARON




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birth1763 Birth
29 April 1763
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
marriage1785 Marriage / Partner
Charles-François FORTIN and Josephte PELLETIER 5 July 1785, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Birth of Child
Edouard FORTIN was born 20 January 1793, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Charles-François was 29 years old.
marriage1815 Marriage of Child
Edouard FORTIN married 9 April 1815, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Geneviève LANGELIER
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Firmin FORTIN married 7 April 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marie-Julie BERNIER
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte PELLETIER died 23 May 1834, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1845 Death
10 June 1845
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 3/3/2020 12:41:41 PM - Updated: 1/28/2025 1:02:47 PM

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