Philippe FORTIN

(b. 13 June 1706 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1776 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Philippe FORTIN was born 13 June 1706 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Philippe FORTIN was the child of Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE (maternal) René CLOUTIER and Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC

Philippe had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Philippe married Marie-Geneviève RICHARD 21 February 1746 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève RICHARD was born 23 February 1715 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Geneviève died 29 November 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE.

Philippe FORTIN died 20 December 1776 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, 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
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Family and Children of Philippe FORTIN

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Philippe FORTIN married

Marie-Geneviève RICHARD-- Date: 21 February 1746 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE

Children of Philippe FORTIN and Marie-Geneviève RICHARD:

Judith FORTIN (b.30 December 1754, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1807, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne-Basile GAGNE 27 July 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1706 Birth
13 June 1706
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1746 Marriage / Partner
Philippe FORTIN and Marie-Geneviève RICHARD 21 February 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 39 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Judith FORTIN was born 30 December 1754, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Philippe was 48 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Judith FORTIN married 27 July 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Etienne-Basile GAGNE

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève RICHARD died 29 November 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Revolutionary War
FORTIN, Philippe. Cap St. Ignace. Bad subject (BTW).
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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.