Genevieve FORTIN

(b. 6 March 1761 , L'Islet, Canada d. 30 May 1811 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve FORTIN was born 6 March 1761 in L'Islet, Canada

Genevieve FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Claire GUYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FORTIN and Elisabeth LEMIEUX (maternal) Alexis-Jean GUYON and Marie-Simone COUILLARD

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Genevieve married Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 29 January 1788 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 29 December 1764 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-Baptiste died 6 January 1841 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Charles-Francois FORTIN and Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS.

Genevieve FORTIN died 30 May 1811 in L'Islet, Lower 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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Genevieve FORTIN married

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN-- Date: 29 January 1788 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was the child of Charles-Francois FORTIN and Madeleine PAIN dite LANGLOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Genevieve FORTIN:

Perpetue FORTIN (b.15 March 1795, L'Islet, Lower Canada d. 21 July 1847, L'Islet, Canada East )
m. Bonaventure GAUDREAU 18 May 1813 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1761 Birth
6 March 1761
L'Islet, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve FORTIN and Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 29 January 1788, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Perpetue FORTIN was born 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Genevieve was 34 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)