Jean Baptiste Fortin Bellefontaine 1701–1789
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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: A — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records
Immediate Family
Biography
In 1701, Jean Baptiste Fortin Bellefontaine entered the world in L'Islet, Québec, Canada, born to charles fortin and xainte cloutier. Jean Baptiste Fortin Bellefontaine married francoise belanger, marie francoise belange, marie francoise belanger, and had children including charles francois fortin, jean baptiste fortin bellefontaine, joseph fortin, joseph fortin bellefontaine, marie claire fortin bellefontaine, marie francoise fortin bellefontaine, marie genevieve fortin, marie genevieve fortin bellefontaine, marie louise fortin, marie marthe fortin bellefontaine, marie reine felicite fortin bellefontaine, marie sainte fortin bellefontaine, marie xainte fortin, marthe louise fortin, marthe louise fortin bellefontaine, michel fortin, michel fortin bellefontaine, reine f fortin, reine felicite fortin, reine fortin. Jean Baptiste Fortin Bellefontaine passed away in 1789 in Notre Dame de Bonsecours, L'Islet, Québec, Canada.
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Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from Jean Bellefontaine
This ancestor line traces from France (1589) to L'Islet, Québec, Canada (1701) across 4 generations.
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- Jean Bellefontaine (1701–1789) was born in L'Islet, Québec, Canada and died in Notre Dame de Bonsecours, L'Islet, Québec, Canada. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record