Rene-Francois
FORTIN
(b.
20 March 1724
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
d.
13 May 1808
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
)
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Rene-Francois FORTIN was born 20 March 1724 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Rene-Francois FORTIN was the child of François FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER (maternal) Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rene-Francois married Charlotte NORMAND 6 November 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte NORMAND was born 29 August 1733 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Charlotte died 4 June 1805 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Charlotte was the child of Jacques NORMAND (LE NORMAND) and Marie-Marguerite-Louise COLLET (COLLETTE).
Rene-Francois FORTIN died 13 May 1808 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Rene-Francois FORTIN
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Charlotte NORMAND-- Date: 6 November 1752 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Charlotte NORMAND was the child of Jacques NORMAND (LE NORMAND) and Marie-Marguerite-Louise COLLET (COLLETTE)
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Children of Rene-Francois FORTIN and Charlotte NORMAND:
Veronique FORTIN (b.2 August 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1830, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD 4 October 1784 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Therese FORTIN (b.30 July 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada d. 4 May 1806, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LEPAGE 22 August 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Charlotte NORMAND-- Date: 6 November 1752 Place: Québec, Canada, New France See marriage record for Rene-Francois FORTIN and Charlotte NORMANDCharlotte NORMAND was the child of Jacques NORMAND (LE NORMAND) and Marie-Marguerite-Louise COLLET (COLLETTE)
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Children of Rene-Francois FORTIN and Charlotte NORMAND:
Veronique FORTIN (b.2 August 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1830, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD 4 October 1784 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Therese FORTIN (b.30 July 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada d. 4 May 1806, Rimouski, Lower Canada )m. Joseph LEPAGE 22 August 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
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1724 Birth 20 March 1724
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
1752 Marriage / PartnerRene-Francois FORTIN and Charlotte NORMAND 6 November 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 28 years old.
1756 Birth of ChildVeronique FORTIN was born 2 August 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Rene-Francois was 32 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildTherese FORTIN was born 30 July 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Rene-Francois was 37 years old.
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.
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)
1784 Marriage of ChildVeronique FORTIN married 4 October 1784, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD
1785 Marriage of ChildTherese FORTIN married 22 August 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Joseph LEPAGE
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1805 Death of Spouse/PartnerCharlotte NORMAND died 4 June 1805, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1806 Death of ChildTherese FORTIN died 4 May 1806, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)
Rene-Francois was 82 years old.
1808 Death 13 May 1808
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.
Added: 9/1/2024 9:21:29 PM
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