flag female ancestor  Marthe  FORTIN

  (b. 22 October 1731 L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 14 November 1809 Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )  

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Marthe FORTIN was born 22 October 1731 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Marthe FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN   and   Elisabeth LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Xainte CLOUTIER (maternal)  Alexis LEMIEUX and Elisabeth BELANGER

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Marthe  married  Charles-François PELLETIER 8 November 1751 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charles-François PELLETIER  was born 11 March 1728 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).  Charles-François died 9 June 1801 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.  Charles-François was the child of Charles PELLETIER and Louise CHOUINARD.

Marthe FORTIN died 14 November 1809 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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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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birth1731 Birth
22 October 1731
L'Islet, Canada, New France
marriage1751 Marriage / Partner
Marthe FORTIN and Charles-François PELLETIER 8 November 1751, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 20 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
Pierre PELLETIER was born 25 September 1754, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 22 years old.
1757 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Ursule PELLETIER was born 13 February 1757, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 25 years old.
1760 Birth of Child
Charles PELLETIER was born 8 March 1760, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 28 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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 Birth of Child
Reine PELLETIER was born 23 July 1764, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 32 years old.
marriage1774 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Ursule PELLETIER married 10 October 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Pierre MORIN
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.
marriage1777 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELLETIER married 27 October 1777, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte DUBE
marriage1784 Marriage of Child
Reine PELLETIER married 11 October 1784, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Jean-Marie OUELLET
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
Charles PELLETIER married 27 November 1786, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Genevieve THIBAULT
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Death of Child
Reine PELLETIER died 5 October 1794, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 62 years old.
1798 Death of Child
Elisabeth-Ursule PELLETIER died 28 May 1798, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marthe was 66 years old.
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles-François PELLETIER died 9 June 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
death1809 Death
14 November 1809
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 78.
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