Jacques FORTIN

(b. 5 August 1724 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1803 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Jacques FORTIN was born 5 August 1724 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Jacques FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE (maternal) François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ

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

Jacques married Angélique TREMBLAY 8 November 1745 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Angélique TREMBLAY was born 20 December 1727 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique died 16 October 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Reine DUFOUR.

Jacques FORTIN died 17 December 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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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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Jacques FORTIN married

Angélique TREMBLAY-- Date: 8 November 1745 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Angélique TREMBLAY was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Reine DUFOUR

Children of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY:

Angélique FORTIN (b.31 January 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE 23 November 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte FORTIN (b.22 April 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Basile SIMARD 25 November 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-François FORTIN (b.17 October 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY 18 November 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josette FORTIN (b.27 July 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1844 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD 21 November 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Luce FORTIN (b.18 September 1760, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 16 June 1834, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHABOT 29 October 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph FORTIN (b.18 May 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 February 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Josephte COTE 18 July 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel FORTIN (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 July 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Agnès SIMARD 21 November 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1724 Birth
5 August 1724
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY 8 November 1745 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Angélique FORTIN was born 31 January 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Charlotte FORTIN was born 22 April 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-François FORTIN was born 17 October 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 28 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Josette FORTIN was born 27 July 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce FORTIN was born 18 September 1760, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 36 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 18 May 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 38 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Angélique FORTIN married 23 November 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE

1771 Marriage of Child
Charlotte FORTIN married 25 November 1771 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Basile SIMARD

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Jean-François FORTIN married 18 November 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Luce FORTIN married 29 October 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste CHABOT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIN married 18 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte COTE

1786 Marriage of Child
Josette FORTIN married 21 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD

1786 Marriage of Child
Michel FORTIN married 21 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Agnès SIMARD

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)