Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Born

23 October 1802 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Died

1 May 1855 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste married Sophie CARIGNAN 3 February 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie CARIGNAN was born 14 June 1804 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Sophie died 26 April 1882 in Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada. Sophie was the child of Pierre CARIGNAN and Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Father

François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Mother

Marie TESSIER

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

François FONTAINE Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre TESSIER Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE married

Sophie CARIGNAN
Marriage date: 3 February 1823
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Sophie CARIGNAN was the child of Pierre CARIGNAN and Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS

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

Children of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Sophie CARIGNAN

Sophie FONTAINE

Born: 30 March 1824, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Eusebe DUFRESNE 14 February 1841 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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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 — 1802
23 October 1802
Verchères, Lower Canada

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

1823 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Sophie CARIGNAN 3 February 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 20 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Sophie FONTAINE was born 30 March 1824, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada