flag male ancestor  Firmin  FORTIN

  (b. abt. 1795 Québec Province, Canada   d. 11 July 1864 Rimouski, Canada East )  

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Firmin FORTIN was born abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada

Firmin FORTIN was the child of Charles-François FORTIN   and   Josephte PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles-Francois FORTIN and Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS (maternal)  Jean-Bernard PELLETIER and Anne-Josephte CARON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Firmin  married  Marie-Julie BERNIER 7 April 1818 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Julie BERNIER  was born 13 June 1798 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).  Marie-Julie died 11 November 1862 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic).  Marie-Julie was the child of François-Marcel BERNIER and Marie-Veronique DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.

Firmin FORTIN died 11 July 1864 in Rimouski, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Firmin FORTIN married flag female ancestor Marie-Julie BERNIER-- Date: 7 April 1818 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Marie-Julie BERNIER was the child of François-Marcel BERNIER and Marie-Veronique DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE




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Children of Firmin FORTIN and Marie-Julie BERNIER:

flag male ancestor Joseph FORTIN (b.abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 4 February 1881, , Massachusetts, USA)
m. Elise ST ONGE 1854



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News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage / Partner
Firmin FORTIN and Marie-Julie BERNIER 7 April 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
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)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Julie BERNIER died 11 November 1862, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)
death1864 Death
11 July 1864
Rimouski, Canada East
Added: 3/3/2020 12:43:32 PM - Updated: 3/3/2020 12:54:36 PM

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