flag female ancestor  Louise  FORTIN

  (b. 31 January 1813 Les Éboulements, Lower Canada   d. 14 September 1866 Les Éboulements, Canada East )  

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Louise FORTIN was born 31 January 1813 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Louise FORTIN was the child of Vital FORTIN   and   Antoinette GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph FORTIN and Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY (maternal)  Augustin GAGNON and Therese TREMBLAY

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Louise  married  Jacob-Jacques GAGNON 5 May 1829 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacob-Jacques GAGNON  was born 28 November 1797 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Jacob-Jacques died 8 December 1862 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Jacob-Jacques was the child of Jean-François GAGNON and Modeste TREMBLAY.

Louise FORTIN died 14 September 1866 in Les Éboulements, 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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birth1813 Birth
31 January 1813
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
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
marriage1829 Marriage / Partner
Louise FORTIN and Jacob-Jacques GAGNON 5 May 1829, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 16 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Birth of Child
Louise GAGNON was born 2 September 1830, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louise was 17 years old.
1832 Birth of Child
Leocadie GAGNON was born 25 November 1832, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louise was 19 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Marie-Martine GAGNON was born 30 June 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louise was 23 years old.
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
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1848 Marriage of Child
Louise GAGNON married 1 February 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Arsene-Eugene TREMBLAY
marriage1848 Marriage of Child
Leocadie GAGNON married 2 May 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Pierre TREMBLAY
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
marriage1853 Marriage of Child
Marie-Martine GAGNON married 11 January 1853, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Donatien AUDET dit LAPOINTE
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.
1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacob-Jacques GAGNON died 8 December 1862, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
death1866 Death
14 September 1866
Les Éboulements, Canada East

She died at the age of 53.
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