flag male ancestor  Abraham  FORTIN

  (b. 14 October 1785 Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 6 May 1860 Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )  

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Abraham FORTIN was born 14 October 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Abraham FORTIN was the child of Jean-François FORTIN   and   Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BOILY and Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

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Abraham  married  Judith TREMBLAY 4 November 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Judith TREMBLAY  was born 1 July 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Judith died 23 April 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Judith was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Ursule COTE.

Abraham FORTIN died 6 May 1860 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1785 Birth
14 October 1785
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1809 Marriage / Partner
Abraham FORTIN and Judith TREMBLAY 4 November 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Madeleine FORTIN was born 25 March 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham was 25 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Birth of Child
Luce FORTIN was born 3 March 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham was 33 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1825 Birth of Child
Thomas FORTIN was born 28 December 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham was 40 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1830 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FORTIN married 16 November 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Luc GUAY
1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith TREMBLAY died 23 April 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
marriage1836 Marriage of Child
Eoline (Leonide) FORTIN married 31 May 1836, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ambroise TREMBLAY
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1841 Marriage of Child
Luce FORTIN married 21 September 1841, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Abraham TREMBLAY
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1845 Marriage of Child
Sophie FORTIN married 25 November 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Fabien SIMARD
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1860 Death
6 May 1860
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 1/25/2024 2:14:00 PM - Updated: 1/25/2024 2:16:45 PM

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