Re: Captaine Jean Baptiste Fortin b. 1701
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In reply to:
Captaine Jean Baptiste Fortin b. 1701
11/14/99
Hi Nita;
For what it's worth I have this J.B. Fortin in my tree, and he is listed as having been a "capitaine de milice" which translates literally as captain in the militia-some sort of reserve force at the time.
I have not been able to get my hands on the historical notes mentioned by Tanguay pertaining to him and another militia captain; Louis-Marie Fortin b. 1700 married to Marguerite Leblond.
Not to overburden you I am e-mailing a one-generation report on J.B., but if you need more, you know where to get it.
Cheers,
Don