flag male ancestor  Georges  FORTIN

  (b. 6 May 1796 Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada   d. 2 July 1866 La Baie, Canada East )  

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Georges FORTIN was born 6 May 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Georges 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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Georges  married  Agnes GRENON 23 January 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Agnes GRENON  was born 3 December 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Agnes was the child of Henri GRENON and Therese-Dorothee GUAY.

Georges FORTIN died 2 July 1866 in La Baie, 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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birth1796 Birth
6 May 1796
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
Georges FORTIN and Agnes GRENON 23 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 18 years old.
1815 Birth of Child
Seraphine FORTIN was born 21 November 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Georges was 19 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1821 Birth of Child
Sara FORTIN was born 17 April 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Georges was 24 years old.
1830 Birth of Child
Adelaide FORTIN was born 28 January 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Georges was 33 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1833 Birth of Child
Zoe FORTIN was born 29 December 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Georges was 37 years old.
marriage1837 Marriage of Child
Seraphine FORTIN married 4 April 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Damase 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
marriage1842 Marriage of Child
Sara FORTIN married 1 February 1842, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1850 Marriage of Child
Adelaide FORTIN married 28 May 1850, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ambroise TREMBLAY
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1855 Marriage of Child
Zoe FORTIN married 17 April 1855, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Castule SIMARD
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1866 Death
2 July 1866
La Baie, Canada East

He died at the age of 70.
Added: 2/20/2024 7:34:21 PM - Updated: 1/30/2025 1:38:47 PM

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