Marie Justine Fortier was born on 21 Dec 1810 and was baptized the next day in Saint-Joachim parish in Montmorency. She was the daughter of François Fortin and his wife Marie Louise Paré. Godparents at Justine's baptism were her maternal uncle Urbain Paré and her paternal aunt Marie Louise Fortin, wife of Jean Gosselin.
Justine married twice: at age 29 to Louis Saillant on 23 Apr 1839 in Saint-Joachim parish and at age 40 to Étienne Pépin on 28 May 1850, also in Saint-Joachim parish.
Justine died on 05 Sep 1874 and was buried two days later in the Saint-Joachim parish cemetery.
Marriage record [M-1] for Louis Saillant and Justine Fortin. "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-SSC2?cc=1321742&wc=HCFJ-3TL%3A21270201%2C21270202%2C22141301 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Joachim > Saint-Joachim > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1796-1857 > image 347 of 610; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
Marriage record [M-6] for Étienne Pepin and Justine Fortin. "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-S9N3?cc=1321742&wc=HCFJ-3TL%3A21270201%2C21270202%2C22141301 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Joachim > Saint-Joachim > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1796-1857 > image 492 of 610; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
Burial record [S-14] for Justine Fortier, wife of Étienne Lachance. "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899Q-SJ9Q?cc=1321742&wc=HCQJ-929%3A21270201%2C21270202%2C14764603 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Joachim > Saint-Joachim > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1857-1876 > image 241 of 293; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
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