Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE

Born

24 February 1754 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

January 1808 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

Marie-Therese married Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX AUGEE 10 January 1774 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX AUGEE was born 13 February 1752 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 1 April 1833 Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Marie-Anne FAFARD .

Parents & Family of Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE

Parents of Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE

Father

Pierre ST-ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE

Mother

Marie-Therese CHEVALIER

Grandparents of Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE

Maternal grandparents

Louis CHEVALIER Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE

Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE married

Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX AUGEE
Marriage date: 10 January 1774
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX AUGEE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Marie-Anne FAFARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX AUGEE and Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE

Joseph LEMAITRE dit AUGER

Born: 27 September 1794, Louiseville, Lower Canada
Died: 7 March 1837, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Euphrosine LAMOTHE dite MOTARD 9 May 1815 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1754
24 February 1754
Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Therese LAFONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX AUGEE 10 January 1774, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

She was 19 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.

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)

1794 Birth of Child
Joseph LEMAITRE dit AUGER was born 27 September 1794, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Therese was 40 years old.

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