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Louis FONTAINE was born 19 July 1777 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis FONTAINE was the child of Julien FONTAINE and Marguerite BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis FONTAINE and Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD (maternal) Jacques BLANCHET and Madeleine VERMETSpouse(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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Josephte RAYMOND.
Occupation
Louis FONTAINE was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Louis FONTAINE was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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