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.
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