flag male ancestor  Joseph-Marie  FORTIN

  (b. 14 January 1738 Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France   d. 26 September 1818 Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph-Marie FORTIN was born 14 January 1738 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN   and   Geneviève LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE (maternal)  François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ

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Joseph-Marie  married  Elisabeth BANVILLE 4 February 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth BANVILLE  was born 29 July 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Elisabeth died 30 October 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Elisabeth was the child of Jacques BANVILLE and Françoise DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE.

Joseph-Marie FORTIN died 26 September 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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birth1738 Birth
14 January 1738
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
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.
marriage1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie FORTIN and Elisabeth BANVILLE 4 February 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
Alexis FORTIN was born 28 July 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 30 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Olive-Modeste FORTIN was born 11 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 33 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
René FORTIN was born 22 December 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 34 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Therese FORTIN was born 25 June 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 37 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Olive-Modeste FORTIN married 8 July 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean BOUCHARD
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Alexis FORTIN married 26 September 1796, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie TREMBLAY
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Therese FORTIN married 9 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
René FORTIN married 16 October 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angelique BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN
1800 Death of Child
Olive-Modeste FORTIN died 11 November 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Marie was 62 years old.
1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth BANVILLE died 30 October 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
1817 Death of Child
René FORTIN died 5 July 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 79 years old.
death1818 Death
26 September 1818
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 4/21/2016 9:34:53 AM - Updated: 12/23/2023 2:45:56 PM

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