Jacques FORTIN

(b. 5 June 1691 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1759 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France )

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Jacques FORTIN was born 5 June 1691 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Jacques FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE (maternal) François BIVILLE dit LE PICARD and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER)

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Jacques married Geneviève LACROIX 7 November 1721 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Geneviève LACROIX was born 3 June 1698 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Geneviève was the child of François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ.

Jacques FORTIN died 22 August 1759 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Family and Children of Jacques FORTIN

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Jacques FORTIN married

Geneviève LACROIX-- Date: 7 November 1721 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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Geneviève LACROIX was the child of François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ

Children of Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX:

Marie-Dorothee FORTIN (b.29 November 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GRENON 10 January 1748 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques FORTIN (b.5 August 1724, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique TREMBLAY 8 November 1745 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marguerite-Geneviève FORTIN (b.17 November 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN (b.29 July 1728, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1806, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe PARÉ 8 November 1756 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre-Baptiste FORTIN (b.10 July 1730, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Geneviève FORTIN (b.16 October 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques BONNEAU 14 November 1757 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Louis-François FORTIN (b.12 October 1735, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte GIRARD 10 January 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie FORTIN (b.14 January 1738, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth BANVILLE 4 February 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-François FORTIN (b.8 June 1740, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 30 June 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1691 Birth
5 June 1691
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX 7 November 1721 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 30 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee FORTIN was born 29 November 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Jacques FORTIN was born 5 August 1724, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Geneviève FORTIN was born 17 November 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 35 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 29 July 1728, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 37 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Pierre-Baptiste FORTIN was born 10 July 1730, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 39 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORTIN was born 16 October 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 41 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Louis-François FORTIN was born 12 October 1735, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 44 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FORTIN was born 14 January 1738, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 46 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph-François FORTIN was born 8 June 1740, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacques was 49 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Jacques FORTIN married 8 November 1745 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Angélique TREMBLAY

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Dorothee FORTIN married 10 January 1748, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jean-Baptiste GRENON

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married 8 November 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Josephe PARÉ

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORTIN married 14 November 1757, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jacques BONNEAU