Pierre Denis Fortin (1733 - 1805)

Born 5 Apr 1733 in Cap St Ignace, Canada, Nouvelle France

Ancestors

Husband of Ursule Bernier — married 3 Feb 1752 in Cap St Ignace, Quebec, Canada

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1805 at age 72 in Cap St Ignace, Bas-Canada

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Biography

Pierre Denis Fortin served with French-Canadians Rendering Aid during the American Revolution.

Pierre Denis was born in 1733 at Cap St Ignace to Jean Baptiste Fortin and Angélique Richard.

Growing up in Cap St Ignace he like so many other habitants of his time will spend his entire life in one place. It is here that he was born and baptized, it is here that he was married and baptized all but two of his children and here that he will die.

He married 3 Feb 1752 in Cap St Ignace to Ursule Bernier the daughter of Isidore Bernier and Ursule Catherine Belleau.

Thursday, July 11, 1776

The militia assembled at 3:00 p.m.

The reading of the charges.

Cited as disloyal subjects :

Augustin Bernier, Capt.

Frans René Fortin

[no name] Forgeau & c.

Baptiste Dion

Philipe Fortin

Denis Fortin

This parish showed strong sympathy for the rebels’ cause and had refused to obey the King’s orders last fall. ^[1]

He will die in 1805 at the age of 72 in Cap St Ignace.

Sources

1. ↑ Rapport de l'Archiviste de la province de Québec, 1927, 1927-1928, page 490 (Image 588)

• Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française

• Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia Easley DeMarce, page 110 (Image 117)

• François Baby, Gabriel Taschereau, and Jenkin Williams with the English translation from, Quebec During the American Invasion, 1775-1776, Michael P. Gabriel, Editor. p96

• Index to French Canadian Revolutionary War Patriots