Michel FONTAINE

Born

27 November 1772 , La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 February 1852 , St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

Michel married Catherine RAPIDEUX 22 February 1802 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine RAPIDEUX was born 21 December 1774 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 28 August 1847 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Michel RAPIDIEUX and Marie-Louise MARTEL .

Parents & Family of Michel FONTAINE

Parents of Michel FONTAINE

Father

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Mother

Françoise FORTIER

Grandparents of Michel FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine FONTAINE Angélique GODBOUT

Maternal grandparents

Joseph FORTIER Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel FONTAINE

Michel FONTAINE married

Catherine RAPIDEUX
Marriage date: 22 February 1802
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Catherine RAPIDEUX was the child of Michel RAPIDIEUX and Marie-Louise MARTEL

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

Children of Michel FONTAINE and Catherine RAPIDEUX

Michel FONTAINE

Born: 27 September 1807, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth LIBOIRON 2 February 1836

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1772
27 November 1772
La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Michel FONTAINE and Catherine RAPIDEUX 22 February 1802, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 29 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Michel FONTAINE was born 27 September 1807, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Michel was 34 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