Need help connecting Loftus Morton Fortier to Antoine Fortier

Question

Well, dear cousins, I found a notable Canadian, Loftus Morton Fortier, from Kingston Ontario, who helped establish Brandon, Manitoba, and was a pioneer in the movement to preserve historical buildings in Canada folliowing the tradition begun in the US, etc... He stated his ancestry goes back to [[Fortier-81 | Antoine Fortier]], while there are zero source Geni links between them, particularly https://www.geni.com/people/Charles-Fortier/6000000012617460202?through=6000000012617423229 which breaks down at [[Fortier-748 | Charles]] in our tree.

I posted about all I could hoover from the internet on Loftus, and I tentatively created his father's profile, and that's where I'm pausing for brunch. The genealogy I do have is 

Any help in unraveling this would be really sweet.

Answer 1

This may give you a lead:

Name:	Loftersborton Fortier [Loftus Morton Fortier]
Age:	23
Birth Year:	abt 1858
Birth Place:	Kingston, Ontario
Marriage Date:	13 Jun 1881
Marriage Place:	Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Father:	James Geroge Fortier
Mother:	Lydia Fortier
Spouse:	Fanny Maria Wright

 

Source Citation

Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 35

Source Information

Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data:

Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto

Comments

Hi Doug, thanks for the lead. That fits very well with what I have so far. Changed keywords and came across Richard Loftus (who turns out to be a notable son of his) from this gem of a book, which has genealogy to Antoine that I now will go over.

https://ia800204.us.archive.org/34/items/armorylineagesof1919todd/armorylineagesof1919todd.pdf

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Unfortunately, today, Ancestry just wants me to signup...

Answer 2

Bruce, there is an article here  http://images.ourontario.ca/1812/69997/data  re the War of 1812 that will be of interest.  I have added a link on James Fortier's profile.

Comments

Hi Joe, yes indeed. Thanks. Excellent photo too. Thanks for doing that. I found very little after that pdf I posted in response to Doug. I think I packed enough in for peeps to get a good idea about him.