Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY

(b. 27 November 1759 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1835 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY was born 27 November 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOILY and Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume BOILY and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth PETIT

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

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine married Jean-François FORTIN 18 November 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-François FORTIN was born 17 October 1752 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-François died 3 February 1834 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-François was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY.

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY died 28 March 1835 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY married

Jean-François FORTIN-- Date: 18 November 1776 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Jean-François FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-François FORTIN and Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY:

Abraham FORTIN (b.14 October 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 May 1860, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Judith TREMBLAY 4 November 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois FORTIN (b.5 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 February 1856, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Therese GRENON 22 August 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Bernard FORTIN (b.24 December 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1870, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Antoinette POTVIN 3 March 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ursule FORTIN (b.18 February 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 February 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Frederic SIMARD 29 October 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Georges FORTIN (b.6 May 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 2 July 1866, La Baie, Canada East )
m. Agnes GRENON 23 January 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1759 Birth
27 November 1759
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY and Jean-François FORTIN 18 November 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 16 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Abraham FORTIN was born 14 October 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine was 25 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Francois FORTIN was born 5 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine was 27 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Bernard FORTIN was born 24 December 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine was 31 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Ursule FORTIN was born 18 February 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine was 32 years old.

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

1796 Birth of Child
Georges FORTIN was born 6 May 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine was 36 years old.

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Abraham FORTIN married 4 November 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Judith TREMBLAY

1810 Marriage of Child
Ursule FORTIN married 29 October 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Frederic SIMARD

1813 Marriage of Child
Bernard FORTIN married 3 March 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Antoinette POTVIN

1815 Marriage of Child
Georges FORTIN married 23 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Agnes GRENON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Francois FORTIN married 22 August 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Therese GRENON

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death of Child
Ursule FORTIN died 21 February 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine was 68 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François FORTIN died 3 February 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1835 Death
28 March 1835
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 75.

Added: 4/21/2016 8:45:18 AM - Updated: 9/13/2024 6:15:51 PM