Marie-Anne
(Marie)
Prejean
aka Pregeant, Fortin, Prejan
Born about in Isle, Saint-Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Ancestors 
Daughter of François Prejean
and Marie Madeleine Vrignaud
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Louis Julien Fortin
— married
10 Apr 1742 in L'Islet, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Descendants 
Mother of
Marie Claire Fortin, Marie Anne Ursule Fortin, Abondance Joachim Fortin, Louis Henri Fortin, Laurent Pascal Fortin and Joseph Benoit Fortin
Died
at about age 74
in L'Islet, Bas-Canada
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Biography
Marie was born about 1722. She was the daughter of François Préjean and Marie-Madeleine Vrigneau.[1][2]
Her mother is listed as Madeleine Urigneau on her marriage record to Louis Julien Fortin. Origin given for her is St-Jean, Acadie (usually parish name) [3][4]
Marie and Julien children are all Born in L'Islet, Nouvelle-France
- Marie Madeleine, b. 17 June 1743 - d. 21 June 1743
- Marie Claire, b. 10 Oct 1744
- Marie Anne Ursule, b. 22 July 1746
- Julien, b. about 1749 - d. 24 Aug 1753
- Abondance Joachim, b. 22 Feb 1751
- Gabriel, b. 3 Nov 1753
- Joseph, b. 12 Mar 1756
- Marie Josephe Théotiste, b. 18 June 1757
- Laurent Pascal, b. 23 Mar 1761
- Joseph Benoit, b. 1 July 1763
- Marie Victoire, b. 15 Aug 1766 - d. 29 Aug 1766 [5]
She passed away in 1796, aged 74. She is listed as Marie-Anne Préjan on her funeral record. [6]
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S1654050225 Volume: Vol. 4 Sect. 1 : Fab-Gle; Page: 71
- ↑ Source: #S-454034671
- ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin: Le Lafrance: Mariages 1621-1918
Mariage - L'Islet - 1742-04-10 - FORTIN, LOUIS JULIEN & PREJEAN, MARIE, Origine : ST-JEAN, ACADIE - FORTIN, PIERRE, Père de l'époux - HUDON, MARIE GERTRUDE, Mère de l'époux - PREJEAN, FRANCOIS, Père de l'épouse - URIGNAU, MADELEINE, Mère de l'épouse
Marriage Registration - ↑ Source: #S1654050225 Volume: Vol. 4 Sect. 1 : Fab-Gle; Page: 71
- ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin: Le Lafrance: Recheche: Couple Fortin/Prejean 1742-1796 Liste couple Fortin/Préjeant 1743-1766
- ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin: Le Lafrance: Sépultures 1621-1861
Sépulture - L'Islet - 1796-04-16 - Décès : 1796-04-14 - PREJAN, MARIE ANNE - âge 74 - mariée à FORTIN, LOUIS JULIEN
Burial Registration
See also:
- Source: S-454034671 Repository: #R-995063704 Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
- Source: S1654050225 Repository: #R-995063704 Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marie:
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~0.78%
Erin Frost
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
G. Ouellet :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
JC Lachance :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BV2613753 [compare], Ancestry member jclachance
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~0.39%
Jean-Guy Berube :
23andMe, GEDmatch M762324 [compare]
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~0.39%
Ron Wróblewski :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ronski
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~0.39%
Rachel (Robinson) Altmeier :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RAltmeier
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~0.39%
Beth (Morin) Cook :
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Pierre-Yves Fortin
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Préjean-259 and Prejean-80 appear to represent the same person because: Same family line
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by Pierre-Yves Fortin
Rejected matches › Marie Thérèse Fortin (1724-1794)
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