Guillaume Henri Fortin (1867 - 1939)

Born 10 Aug 1867 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Louise Marie (Demers) Fortin — married 4 Mar 1895 in Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1939 at age 71 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Guillaume was born in Sherbrooke, Québec on 10 Aug 1867. He was the son of Nazaire Fortin and Emilie Daniel.

He died sometimes after 1940, as he was listed as living with his daughter Elsie and her husband Willard on the 1940 Census in Bay, Michigan.

Sources

• Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Registre Paroisse Cathédrale St-Michel, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Citant: Guillaume Henri Fortin, baptisé 29 Aug 1867, né le 10 Aug. Parents: Nazaire Fortin et Emilie Daniel.

• Census of Canada, 1871. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: C-9888 to C-9975, C-9977 to C-10097, C-10344 to C-10388, C-10390 to C-10395, to C-10540 to C-10570. Year: 1871; Census Place: Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Roll: C-10088; Page: 55; Family No: 188. Listing: Nasaire Fortin, Wife: Emelie, Children: Victoria and Henry.

• United States Census, 1880. Citing household of Henry Fortain, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States; enumeration district ED 20, sheet 495A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,571. Digital Folder Number 005161002; Image Number 00574. Listing: Henry Fortain, wife: Emma, Children: Victoria, Henry, Minnie, Freddie, Mentine, Agnes and Clara.

• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan, USA; 53; Film Description: 1894 Presque Isle-1895 Calhoun. Citing: Marriage of Henry Fortin and Louise M. Demars, 4 Mar 1895, Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA; Record number: 345.

• United States Census, 1930; Citing household of Henry Fortin, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States; enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 9B, line 78, family 195, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 975; FHL microfilm 2,340,710. Digital Folder Number 004950065; Image Number 00439; Indexing Project (Batch) Number N03860-0. Listing: Henry Fortin, widowed, 63 (born 1867), son in law: Willard, daughter: Elsie, and Rosa Fortin, boarder.

• United States Census, 1940. Citing household of Willard Fortin, Banger Township, Bay, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-1A, sheet 5A, line 5, family 85, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1727. Digital Folder Number 005461564; Image Number 00012. Listing: Willard Fortin, Wife: Elsie, Children: Dale, Madona, Earl, MIchael and Marilyn, and widowed father-in-law: Henry Fortin.
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