flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  FORTIER

  (b. 19 December 1779 Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 13 February 1849 Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East )  

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 19 December 1779 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER   and   Josephte ROGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Geneviève PAULET (maternal)  Louis ROGNON and Josephte CROTEAU

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Elisabeth BEDARD 2 September 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth BEDARD  was born 1 February 1784 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon).  Elisabeth died 29 August 1850 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada.  Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Marie-Elisabeth AUCLAIR.

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER died 13 February 1849 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married flag female ancestor Elisabeth BEDARD-- Date: 2 September 1804 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Elisabeth BEDARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Marie-Elisabeth AUCLAIR




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Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Elisabeth BEDARD:

flag female ancestor Elisabeth FORTIER (b.12 October 1805, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada  d. 17 October 1882, Saint-Flavien, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste COTE 14 February 1825 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada



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birth1779 Birth
19 December 1779
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1804 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Elisabeth BEDARD 2 September 1804, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.
1805 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FORTIER was born 12 October 1805, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1825 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth FORTIER married 14 February 1825, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste COTE
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)
death1849 Death
13 February 1849
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East

He died at the age of 69.
Added: 8/4/2021 12:08:35 PM - Updated: 8/4/2021 12:11:52 PM

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