François FONTAINE

Born

25 July 1742 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1821 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François FONTAINE

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Born: 25 July 1742 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of François FONTAINE

Father

Pierre FONTAINE

Mother

Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN

Grandparents of François FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Étienne FONTAINE Marie CONILLE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GOSSELIN 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, Canada, New France . Louise died 16 June 1771 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . 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, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 4 November 1820 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François FONTAINE

François FONTAINE married

Louise PLANTE
Marriage date: 4 July 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise PLANTE was the child of François PLANTE and Marie-Madeleine CARON

Children of François FONTAINE and Louise PLANTE

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François FONTAINE married

Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 23 September 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Children of François FONTAINE and Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Charles FONTAINE

Born: 27 April 1773, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe GUERIN 22 June 1801 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne FONTAINE

Born: 30 January 1775, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 January 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: François DALPE dit ST-CERNY 2 October 1797 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Louis FONTAINE

Born: 28 October 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 June 1813, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 23 June 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
25 July 1742
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 Marriage / Partner
François FONTAINE and Louise PLANTE 4 July 1763, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 20 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage / Partner
François FONTAINE and Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 23 September 1771, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 29 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise PLANTE died 16 June 1771, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1773 Birth of Child
Charles FONTAINE was born 27 April 1773, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FONTAINE was born 30 January 1775, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 32 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis FONTAINE was born 28 October 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FONTAINE married 2 October 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to François DALPE dit ST-CERNY

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Louis FONTAINE married 23 June 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marie TREMBLAY

1801 Marriage of Child
Charles FONTAINE married 22 June 1801, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephe GUERIN

1810 Death of Child
Marie-Anne FONTAINE died 26 January 1810, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François was 67 years old.

1813 Death of Child
Louis FONTAINE died 15 June 1813, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François was 70 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE died 4 November 1820, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Death — 1821
25 June 1821
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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