Etienne
FONTAINE
(b.
12 March 1809
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
d.
25 February 1892
,
St-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec, Canada
)
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Etienne FONTAINE was born 12 March 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Etienne FONTAINE was the child of Etienne FONTAINE and Gertrude TURCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FONTAINE and Louise GUYON (maternal) Pierre-Noel TURCOTTE and Getrude GENDREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne married Apolline LACHAPELLE 5 February 1833 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Apolline LACHAPELLE was born 25 May 1814 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Apolline died 10 January 1889 in St-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec, Canada.
Etienne FONTAINE died 25 February 1892 in St-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec, Canada.
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Occupation
Etienne 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
Etienne 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.
Family and Children of Etienne FONTAINE
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Apolline LACHAPELLE-- Date: 5 February 1833 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Etienne FONTAINE and Apolline LACHAPELLE:
Joseph FONTAINE (b.15 December 1833, Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada d. 13 January 1902, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada)
m. Louisa MARQUIS 27 November 1858 in St Albans, Vermont, USA
Apolline LACHAPELLE-- Date: 5 February 1833 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Etienne FONTAINE and Apolline LACHAPELLE:
Joseph FONTAINE (b.15 December 1833, Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada d. 13 January 1902, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada)m. Louisa MARQUIS 27 November 1858 in St Albans, Vermont, USA
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Discovering the Ancestry of Etienne FONTAINE: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1809 Birth 12 March 1809
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1833 Marriage / PartnerEtienne FONTAINE and Apolline LACHAPELLE 5 February 1833, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
He was 23 years old.
1833 Birth of ChildJoseph FONTAINE was born 15 December 1833, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire)
Etienne was 24 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Marriage of ChildJoseph FONTAINE married 27 November 1858, St Albans, Vermont, USA to Louisa MARQUIS
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1889 Death of Spouse/PartnerApolline LACHAPELLE died 10 January 1889, St-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec, Canada
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 Death 25 February 1892
St-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
Added: 5/7/2021 1:36:09 PM
- Updated: 5/7/2021 1:38:09 PM
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