Xaintes FORTIN

(b. 26 November 1713 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1778 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Xaintes FORTIN was born 26 November 1713 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Xaintes FORTIN was the child of Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Louise GUIMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Xainte CLOUTIER (maternal) Claude GUIMOND and Anne ROY

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

Xaintes married Noel BLANCHET 19 November 1736 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Noel BLANCHET was born 6 August 1707 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Noel died 17 February 1779 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Noel was the child of Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ.

Xaintes FORTIN died 4 November 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, 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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Xaintes FORTIN married

Noel BLANCHET-- Date: 19 November 1736 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Noel BLANCHET was the child of Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Noel BLANCHET and Xaintes FORTIN:

Joseph BLANCHET (b.15 April 1742, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1793, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Veronique CLOUTIER 19 August 1771 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles BLANCHET (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Reine OUELLET 27 January 1777 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1713 Birth
26 November 1713
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Xaintes FORTIN and Noel BLANCHET 19 November 1736, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph BLANCHET was born 15 April 1742, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Xaintes was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLANCHET married 19 August 1771, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Veronique CLOUTIER

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Charles BLANCHET married 27 January 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Reine OUELLET