Louis FORTIN

(b. 9 January 1761 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 10 July 1815 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Louis FORTIN was born 9 January 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Louis FORTIN was the child of François FORTIN and Geneviève OTIS dite LANGLAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Xavier FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal) Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Françoise GAGNÉ

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

Louis married Josephte-Anne TREMBLAY 20 November 1786 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte-Anne TREMBLAY was born 5 September 1763 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Josephte-Anne was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marguerite LAVOIE.

Louis FORTIN died 10 July 1815 in L'Acadie, 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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Louis FORTIN married

Josephte-Anne TREMBLAY-- Date: 20 November 1786 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte-Anne TREMBLAY was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marguerite LAVOIE

Children of Louis FORTIN and Josephte-Anne TREMBLAY:

Olive FORTIN (b.14 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Nathalie FORTIN (b.23 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )

Josephte FORTIN (b.abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Rosalie FORTIN (b.2 February 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

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1761 Birth
9 January 1761
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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.

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Louis FORTIN and Josephte-Anne TREMBLAY 20 November 1786, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 25 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Olive FORTIN was born 14 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 26 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Nathalie FORTIN was born 23 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 35 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Rosalie FORTIN was born 2 February 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis was 44 years old.