Ancestry of
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Narcisse "Nelson" Fortin

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• • Great-grandfather of Madonna — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 12 
  • Father:
  • Narcisse "Nelson" Fortin 
  • Mother:
  • Félicite Rioux   
  • Birth Date:
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  • Birth Location:
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  • Christening Date:
  • 14 May 1860 
  • Christening Location:
  • Rimouski, St-Simon, Québec, Canada 
  • Death Date:
  • 1 Apr 1903 
  • Death Location:
  • West Bay, Bay Co., Michigan 
  • Burial Date:
  • 4 Apr 1903 
  • Burial Location:
  • Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bay City, Bay, Michigan 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Rosa E. Lajoie
  • Marriage Date:
  • 7 Jan 1891 
  • Marriage Location:
  • West Bay City, Bay, Michigan 
  • Child:

  Willard Fortin (Ahnentafel No:6 )

• Sources for Narcisse "Nelson" Fortin

  • ¹ Canada Census, Canada East, 1861, Rimouski, Image 409 of 426.
  • ² Federal Census, MI, Bay County, 1900, West Bay City 01, E.D. 58, Sheet 9A, Image 17 of 41.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/05/2014).
  • ⁴ Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929, Death certificate for Nelson Fortin.
  • ⁵ Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Marriage record for Nelson Fortin and Rosa Lajoie.
  • ⁶ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Baptism record for Narcisse Fortin.

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