François FONTAINE

(b. 25 July 1742 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1821 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada )

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François FONTAINE was born 25 July 1742 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François FONTAINE was the child of Pierre FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE (maternal) Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Louise PLANTE 4 July 1763 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise PLANTE was born 31 March 1738 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Louise died 16 June 1771 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Louise was the child of François PLANTE and Marie-Madeleine CARON.

François married (2) Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 23 September 1771 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 30 January 1742 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Anne died 4 November 1820 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

François FONTAINE died 25 June 1821 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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