Louis FONTAINE

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19 July 1777 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

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Julien FONTAINE Marguerite BLANCHET

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Born: 19 July 1777 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Julien FONTAINE

Mother: Marguerite BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents: Louis FONTAINE , Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BLANCHET , Madeleine VERMET

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

Louis married Josephte BOISVERT 22 February 1802 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BOISVERT was born 14 February 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Josephte RAYMOND.

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouse & Children of Louis FONTAINE

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Louis FONTAINE married

Josephte BOISVERT
Marriage date: 22 February 1802
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Josephte BOISVERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Josephte RAYMOND

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

Children of Louis FONTAINE and Josephte BOISVERT

Rosalie FONTAINE

Born: 26 August 1815, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 17 March 1902, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Married: Alexandre (Alexis) LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 18 October 1831 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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