flag female ancestor  Sara  FORTIN

  (b. 17 April 1821 Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada   d. 3 December 1894 Alma, Québec, Canada )  

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Sara FORTIN was born 17 April 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Sara FORTIN was the child of Georges FORTIN   and   Agnes GRENON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-François FORTIN and Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY (maternal)  Henri GRENON and Therese-Dorothee GUAY

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Sara  married  Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 1 February 1842 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE  was born 1 August 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Elie died 1 April 1882 in Alma, Québec, Canada (St-Joseph-d'Alma) (Riverbend).  Elie was the child of Joseph-Francois GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Suzanne TREMBLAY.

Sara FORTIN died 3 December 1894 in Alma, Québec, Canada .
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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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birth1821 Birth
17 April 1821
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
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 / Partner
Sara FORTIN and Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 1 February 1842, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 20 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Birth of Child
Heloise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 13 June 1853, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Sara was 32 years old.
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.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 Birth of Child
Wilfrid LAROUCHE dit GAUTHIER was born 26 April 1867, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada (Hebertville) (Hébertville-Station) (Labarre)

Sara was 46 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1872 Marriage of Child
Heloise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 8 October 1872, Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jerome) to Henri TREMBLAY
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1882 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 1 April 1882, Alma, Québec, Canada (St-Joseph-d'Alma) (Riverbend)
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1894 Death
3 December 1894
Alma, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 73.
Added: 9/7/2024 8:40:14 AM - Updated: 9/7/2024 8:49:30 AM

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