Fortier Family History
Fortier Name Meaning
occupational name for someone employed at a fortress or
castle, from a derivative of Old French fort ‘stronghold’ (from
the adjective fort ‘strong’).possibly a variant of
Forestier.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Fortier
Name Distribution of Fortier Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fortier families
 86 - 169  29 - 85 |
 1 - 28  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Fortier families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Fortier families
|
8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fortier census records
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Fortier Family Origin
Fortier Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Fortier
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Fortier Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Fortier census records
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Fortier Civil War Service Records
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