Joseph-Marie FONTAINE

Born

29 April 1734 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

29 August 1802 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Antoine FONTAINE Angélique GODBOUT

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Born: 29 April 1734 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine FONTAINE

Mother: Angélique GODBOUT

Paternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Marie CONILLE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GODBOUT , Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

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Joseph-Marie married Angelique POULIOT 23 August 1756 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique POULIOT was born 28 August 1733 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Angelique died 2 November 1767 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Angelique was the child of Jean POULIOT and Anne DENIS dite LAPIERRE.

Joseph-Marie FONTAINE died 29 August 1802 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Joseph-Marie FONTAINE married

Angelique POULIOT
Marriage date: 23 August 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Angelique POULIOT was the child of Jean POULIOT and Anne DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Children of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angelique POULIOT

Angelique FONTAINE

Born: 11 July 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1829, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine MANDEVILLE 15 April 1776 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1734
29 April 1734
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angelique POULIOT 23 August 1756, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Angelique FONTAINE was born 11 July 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 23 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique POULIOT died 2 November 1767, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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.