Louis-Marie FORTIN

(b. 26 January 1737 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1810 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Louis-Marie FORTIN was born 26 January 1737 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Louis-Marie FORTIN was the child of François-Xavier FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE (maternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Marie PERRON dite SUIRE

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

Louis-Marie married Catherine-Felicite SIMARD 25 January 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine-Felicite SIMARD was born 24 August 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Catherine-Felicite died 17 May 1780 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Catherine-Felicite was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Louis-Marie married (2) Victoire BOIVIN 20 February 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire BOIVIN was born 4 March 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Victoire died 11 May 1833 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada. Victoire was the child of Ignace BOIVIN and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY.

Louis-Marie FORTIN died 30 December 1810 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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Louis-Marie FORTIN married

Catherine-Felicite SIMARD-- Date: 25 January 1762 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Catherine-Felicite SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Catherine-Felicite SIMARD:

Felicite FORTIN (b.29 November 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 7 May 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Abraham ALLARD 17 November 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN (b.18 February 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 May 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 8 February 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Rose BOUCHARD 8 September 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph FORTIN (b.10 February 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1835, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada)
m. Julienne SIMARD 15 February 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN 28 October 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase FORTIN (b.12 November 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 March 1838, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve SIMARD 5 August 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Moise FORTIN (b.16 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Julie SIMARD 24 June 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes FORTIN (b.27 November 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1859, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Ulric BOIVIN 27 April 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pelagie FORTIN (b.19 February 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Roch BOIVIN 5 October 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie FORTIN married

Victoire BOIVIN-- Date: 20 February 1781 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Victoire BOIVIN was the child of Ignace BOIVIN and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Children of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Victoire BOIVIN:

Julienne FORTIN (b.4 September 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 19 November 1816 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1737 Birth
26 January 1737
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Marie FORTIN and Catherine-Felicite SIMARD 25 January 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Felicite FORTIN was born 29 November 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 25 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 18 February 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 29 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 10 February 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 31 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Damase FORTIN was born 12 November 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 32 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Moise FORTIN was born 16 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 37 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Agnes FORTIN was born 27 November 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 38 years old.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Felicite FORTIN married 17 November 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis-Abraham ALLARD

1780 Birth of Child
Pelagie FORTIN was born 19 February 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 43 years old.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine-Felicite SIMARD died 17 May 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1781 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Marie FORTIN and Victoire BOIVIN 20 February 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married 8 February 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIN married 15 February 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Julienne SIMARD

1790 Birth of Child
Julienne FORTIN was born 4 September 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 53 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Moise FORTIN married 24 June 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Julie SIMARD

1794 Marriage of Child
Damase FORTIN married 5 August 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Genevieve SIMARD

1795 Marriage of Child
Agnes FORTIN married 27 April 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ulric BOIVIN

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Pelagie FORTIN married 5 October 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Roch BOIVIN

1803 Death of Child
Moise FORTIN died 9 September 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie was 66 years old.

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIN married 28 October 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN

1810 Death
30 December 1810
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 73.

Added: 4/21/2016 10:01:55 AM - Updated: 11/27/2024 3:27:50 PM