René FORTIN

(b. 22 December 1772 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 July 1817 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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René FORTIN was born 22 December 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

René FORTIN was the child of Joseph-Marie FORTIN and Elisabeth BANVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX (maternal) Jacques BANVILLE and Françoise DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

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

René married Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN 16 October 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN was born 31 March 1776 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Angelique died 20 December 1855 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angelique was the child of Louis-Charles BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Marguerite TRUDEL.

René FORTIN died 5 July 1817 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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René FORTIN married

Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN-- Date: 16 October 1799 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN was the child of Louis-Charles BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Marguerite TRUDEL

Children of René FORTIN and Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN:

René FORTIN (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie TREMBLAY 5 August 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine FORTIN (b.20 May 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Cornelie TREMBLAY 24 June 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Adelaide FORTIN (b.18 May 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Abraham TREMBLAY 1 July 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1772 Birth
22 December 1772
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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
René FORTIN and Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN 16 October 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Antoine FORTIN was born 20 May 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 30 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Adelaide FORTIN was born 18 May 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 38 years old.