The Ven Octave FortinCGWP (b Iberville, Quebec, 5 January 1842;Memorable Manitobans d Santa Monica 2 October 1927St John's Cathedral Anglican Cemetery) was a French convert to Anglicanism who rose to become Archdeacon of Winnipeg from 1888 to 1917.Obituary: Octave Fortin. (Our Winnipeg Correspondent) The Times, London, England, Wednesday, Oct 05, 1927; pg. 15; Issue 44704
He was educated at Bishop's University, Lennoxville; and ordained in 1866.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 pp510/11: London, Horace Cox, 1908 After a curacy in Sorel he was the incumbent at St Jude, Montreal from 1869 to 1872, and then of Trinity Church, Montreal until 1875. He then began a 45-year association with Holy Trinity, Winnipeg.University of Winnipeg
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