Moise FORTIN

(b. 16 February 1774 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1803 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Moise FORTIN was born 16 February 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Moise FORTIN was the child of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Catherine-Felicite SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Xavier FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal) François SIMARD and Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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

Moise married Julie SIMARD 24 June 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Julie SIMARD was born 11 December 1774 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julie died 7 January 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Julie was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Julie SIMARD.

Moise FORTIN died 9 September 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Moise FORTIN married

Julie SIMARD-- Date: 24 June 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Julie SIMARD was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Julie SIMARD

Children of Moise FORTIN and Julie SIMARD:

Felicte FORTIN (b.7 October 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 October 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BOUCHARD 16 February 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claire FORTIN (b.30 June 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 14 June 1873, Rimouski, Québec, Canada )
m. Felix TREMBLAY 25 July 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1774 Birth
16 February 1774
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Moise FORTIN and Julie SIMARD 24 June 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 20 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Felicte FORTIN was born 7 October 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Moise was 25 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Claire FORTIN was born 30 June 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Moise was 27 years old.