Madeleine PRINCE

Born

2 September 1783 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 April 1849 , Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Canada East

Parents & Family of Madeleine PRINCE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children

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Born: 2 September 1783 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Madeleine PRINCE

Father

Charles-Amand PRINCE (LEPRINCE)

Mother

Marie BABINEAU

Grandparents of Madeleine PRINCE

Paternal grandparents

Honore PRINCE (LEPRINCE) Isabelle FOREST

Maternal grandparents

Charles BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS Cécile COMEAU

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

Madeleine married Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 22 February 1813 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 27 July 1789 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . Augustin was the child of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR.

Madeleine PRINCE died 9 April 1849 in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Canada East .

m. Fontaine Augustin
m. Hamel Augustin

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine PRINCE

Madeleine PRINCE married

Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
Marriage date: 22 February 1813
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Madeleine PRINCE

Marie FONTAINE

Born: 25 February 1814, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 11 February 1883, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada

David FONTAINE dit PÉRIGNY

Born: 27 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 25 March 1876, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada

Georges FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1821, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Madeleine's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1783
2 September 1783
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1813 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine PRINCE and Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 22 February 1813 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 29 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie FONTAINE was born 25 February 1814, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
David FONTAINE dit PÉRIGNY was born 27 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Madeleine was 32 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