Jean-Baptiste
FORTIN
(b.
20 September 1745
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
20 May 1825
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 20 September 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was the child of Pierre FORTIN and Marguerite CHOUINARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FORTIN and Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU (maternal) Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève PLANTE 16 August 1768 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève PLANTE was born 30 October 1747 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Marie-Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN died 20 May 1825 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Geneviève PLANTE-- Date: 16 August 1768 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève PLANTE was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Marie-Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Geneviève PLANTE:
Geneviève PLANTE-- Date: 16 August 1768 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada Geneviève PLANTE was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Marie-Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
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1745 Birth 20 September 1745
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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.
1768 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste FORTIN and Geneviève PLANTE 16 August 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 22 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1825 Death 20 May 1825
Sorel, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 11/27/2021 11:53:34 PM
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