flag male ancestor  Louis  FORTIN

  (b. 31 July 1769 Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 1 February 1850 Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East )  

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Louis FORTIN was born 31 July 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis FORTIN was the child of Louis-François FORTIN   and   Marie-Josephte GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX (maternal)  Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA

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Louis  married  Dorothee THIBAULT 7 November 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dorothee THIBAULT  was born 13 April 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Dorothee died 4 April 1833 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada.  Dorothee was the child of Amable THIBAULT and Rosalie TREMBLAY.

Louis FORTIN died 1 February 1850 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East.





m. Dorothee Thibault
7 November 1797
Baie Saint-Paul, Quebec


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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis FORTIN married flag female ancestor Dorothee THIBAULT-- Date: 7 November 1797 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Dorothee THIBAULT was the child of Amable THIBAULT and Rosalie TREMBLAY




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birth1769 Birth
31 July 1769
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1797 Marriage / Partner
Louis FORTIN and Dorothee THIBAULT 7 November 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.
1807 Birth of Child
François FORTIN was born 3 December 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 38 years old.
1810 Birth of Child
Judith FORTIN was born 19 May 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 40 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1830 Marriage of Child
Judith FORTIN married 25 November 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Moise TREMBLAY
1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothee THIBAULT died 4 April 1833, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
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
marriage1841 Marriage of Child
François FORTIN married 25 May 1841, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Felicite TREMBLAY
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1850 Death
1 February 1850
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 4/21/2016 9:30:34 AM - Updated: 12/19/2023 10:57:14 PM

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