flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  FORTIER

  (b. 29 April 1730 Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France   d. 18 May 1810 Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 29 April 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER   and   Suzanne PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal)  Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Louise TREMBLAY 10 February 1755 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise TREMBLAY  was born 24 February 1735 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Louise died 27 September 1769 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada.  Louise was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN).

Jean-Baptiste  married  (2) Cecile NADEAU 30 September 1771 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cecile NADEAU  was born 30 June 1748 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont).  Cecile died 5 October 1829 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard).  Cecile was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY.

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER died 18 May 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married flag female ancestor Louise TREMBLAY-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louise TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN)




Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Louise TREMBLAY:

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste FORTIER (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 23 February 1832, St-Anselme, Canada)

flag female ancestor Madeleine FORTIER (b.5 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada  d. 15 April 1839, Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada)




Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married flag female ancestor Cecile NADEAU-- Date: 30 September 1771 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
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Cecile NADEAU was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY




Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Cecile NADEAU:



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birth1730 Birth
29 April 1730
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
marriage1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Louise TREMBLAY 10 February 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.
1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine FORTIER was born 5 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise TREMBLAY died 27 September 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
marriage1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Cecile NADEAU 30 September 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 41 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Cecile FORTIER was born 18 September 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1786 Birth of Child
Philippe FORTIER was born 6 August 1786, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Rose (Rosalie) FORTIER was born 10 November 1792, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 62 years old.
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Cecile FORTIER married 4 July 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Laurent MARCAURELE dit LAFEUILLADE
1798 Death of Child
Philippe FORTIER died 25 February 1798, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 67 years old.
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FORTIER married 29 January 1804, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Augustin BEIGNET
death1810 Death
18 May 1810
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 3/5/2016 3:15:31 PM - Updated: 12/5/2023 5:15:48 PM

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