Abraham FORTIN

(b. 10 October 1803 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. 2 November 1856 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East )

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Abraham FORTIN was born 10 October 1803 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Abraham FORTIN was the child of Abraham FORTIN and Marguerite BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles-Francois FORTIN and Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Clothide ROUSSEAU

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

Abraham married Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 January 1824 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born abt. 1803 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Theotiste was the child of Jean-Juste MIVILLE and Theotiste CHOUINARD.

Abraham FORTIN died 2 November 1856 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East.
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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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Abraham FORTIN married

Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 13 January 1824 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Jean-Juste MIVILLE and Theotiste CHOUINARD

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Children of Abraham FORTIN and Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Marie-Evangeliste FORTIN (b.abt. 1828, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Nazaire CHOUINARD 17 October 1848 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1803 Birth
10 October 1803
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage / Partner
Abraham FORTIN and Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 January 1824, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)