Joseph FORTIN

(b. 11 January 1748 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1801 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Joseph FORTIN was born 11 January 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Joseph 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):

Joseph married Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY 23 August 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY was born 12 April 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Silvie died 14 October 1846 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Marie-Silvie was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE.

Joseph FORTIN died 8 February 1801 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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Joseph FORTIN married

Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY-- Date: 23 August 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE

Children of Joseph FORTIN and Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY:

Agnes FORTIN (b.2 August 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 May 1814, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Ambroise-Saturnin TREMBLAY 22 July 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine FORTIN (b.7 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 October 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST 31 July 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph FORTIN (b.13 April 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 April 1856, La Malbaie, Canada East )

Felicite FORTIN (b.24 May 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1846, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Louis GIRARD 4 October 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite FORTIN (b.4 September 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne TREMBLAY 1 July 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Vital FORTIN (b.27 January 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 January 1844, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Antoinette GAGNON 14 August 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Constance FORTIN (b.12 October 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE 31 July 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase FORTIN (b.9 October 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )

Jean FORTIN (b.11 May 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 16 July 1876, Roberval, Québec, Canada )
m. Ide BOIVIN 23 October 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1748 Birth
11 January 1748
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIN and Marie-Silvie TREMBLAY 23 August 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Agnes FORTIN was born 2 August 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 26 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 Birth of Child
Madeleine FORTIN was born 7 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 13 April 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Felicite FORTIN was born 24 May 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Felicite FORTIN was born 4 September 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Vital FORTIN was born 27 January 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Constance FORTIN was born 12 October 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 40 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
Agnes FORTIN married 22 July 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ambroise-Saturnin TREMBLAY

1794 Birth of Child
Damase FORTIN was born 9 October 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Jean FORTIN was born 11 May 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FORTIN married 31 July 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST

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