Brigitte FORTIN

(b. 1 February 1708 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 31 October 1783 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Brigitte FORTIN was born 1 February 1708 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Brigitte 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)

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

Brigitte married Louis-François TREMBLAY 11 November 1726 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Louis-François TREMBLAY was born 14 August 1703 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Louis-François died 7 April 1757 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Louis-François was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie PERRON dite SUIRE.

Brigitte FORTIN died 31 October 1783 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Brigitte FORTIN

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Brigitte FORTIN married

Louis-François TREMBLAY-- Date: 11 November 1726 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
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Louis-François TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie PERRON dite SUIRE

Children of Louis-François TREMBLAY and Brigitte FORTIN:

Jacques TREMBLAY (b.13 August 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne BOLDUC 29 July 1754 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise TREMBLAY (b.5 March 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1817, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Michel BOUCHARD 15 November 1750 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Louis TREMBLAY (b.15 July 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine ALLARD 2 January 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Brigitte TREMBLAY (b.21 March 1733, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 28 August 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Amable PERRON 25 November 1761 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Andre TREMBLAY (b.10 April 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1819, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Emerence LAVOIE 17 November 1762 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Dorothee TREMBLAY (b.1 May 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph COTE 20 February 1759 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre-François TREMBLAY (b.14 July 1741, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 19 October 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie TREMBLAY (b.30 April 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1830, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte TREMBLAY 3 February 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Laurent Bruno TREMBLAY (b.26 April 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. abt. 1821, Chazy, New York, USA )
m. Françoise VANDAL 24 August 1775 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1708 Birth
1 February 1708
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte FORTIN and Louis-François TREMBLAY 11 November 1726, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

She was 18 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jacques TREMBLAY was born 13 August 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Brigitte was 19 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TREMBLAY was born 5 March 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Brigitte was 21 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Louis TREMBLAY was born 15 July 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Brigitte was 23 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Brigitte TREMBLAY was born 21 March 1733, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Brigitte was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Andre TREMBLAY was born 10 April 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Brigitte was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Dorothee TREMBLAY was born 1 May 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Brigitte was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre-François TREMBLAY was born 14 July 1741, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Brigitte was 33 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie TREMBLAY was born 30 April 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Brigitte was 35 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Laurent Bruno TREMBLAY was born 26 April 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Brigitte was 41 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TREMBLAY married 15 November 1750, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Michel BOUCHARD

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Jacques TREMBLAY married 29 July 1754, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne BOLDUC

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis TREMBLAY married 2 January 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Madeleine ALLARD

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-François TREMBLAY died 7 April 1757, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1757 Death of Child
Jacques TREMBLAY died 27 May 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Brigitte was 49 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Dorothee TREMBLAY married 20 February 1759, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Joseph COTE

1761 Marriage of Child
Brigitte TREMBLAY married 25 November 1761, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Amable PERRON

1762 Marriage of Child
Andre TREMBLAY married 17 November 1762, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Emerence LAVOIE

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie TREMBLAY married 3 February 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Charlotte TREMBLAY

1772 Marriage of Child
Pierre-François TREMBLAY married 19 October 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

1775 Marriage of Child
Laurent Bruno TREMBLAY married 24 August 1775, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Françoise VANDAL

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.