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FOUNTAINE - from the Latin 'fontana' which means 'from the source'. Nickname given to someone who lived near a fountain, a water source.
Etienne Fontaine-Defontaine, son of Jacques and Jeanne Colinet, was born in 1659 and is from L'Île-d'Yeu, Vendée, in France. He married Marie Conille, daughter of Pierre and Marie Giton, on February 8, 1683 in Saint-Laurent, Île-d'Orléans. From this union were born 12 children. Arrived in the country around 1683, this boatmaster settled on Île d'Orléans where he cultivated land and worked as a pilot during the time of navigation. Around 1705, he was hired as a captain and pilot to sail for various merchants in Quebec. He died on Île d'Orléans in 1739.
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Birth — 165924 February 1659
France
1683 Marriage / PartnerÉtienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE 8 February 1683, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
He was 23 years old.
1683 Birth of ChildMarie FONTAINE was born 10 November 1683, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 24 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildJeanne FONTAINE was born 7 March 1685, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 26 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildÉtienne FONTAINE was born 17 August 1686, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 27 years old.
1688 Birth of ChildMadeleine FONTAINE was born 2 June 1688, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 29 years old.
1690 Birth of ChildGeneviève FONTAINE was born 1 August 1690, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 31 years old.
1693 Birth of ChildMarguerite FONTAINE was born 28 February 1693, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 34 years old.
1696 Birth of ChildAngélique FONTAINE was born 4 May 1696, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 37 years old.
1700 Marriage of ChildMarie FONTAINE married 11 August 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Philippe PAQUET
1700 Birth of ChildJeanne FONTAINE was born 13 December 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 41 years old.
1703 Marriage of ChildMadeleine FONTAINE married 30 October 1703, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE
1704 Birth of ChildPierre FONTAINE was born 10 March 1704, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 45 years old.
1706 Birth of ChildMarie-Helene FONTAINE was born 27 May 1706, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 47 years old.
1706 Marriage of ChildÉtienne FONTAINE married 16 November 1706, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Anne MINEAU
1708 Marriage of ChildMarguerite FONTAINE married 24 October 1708, Québec, Canada, New France to Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE
1710 Marriage of ChildGeneviève FONTAINE married 24 November 1710, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Pierre MOREAU dit LAGRANGE
1714 Marriage of ChildAngélique FONTAINE married 26 November 1714, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean-François THIVIERGE
1715 Marriage of ChildÉtienne FONTAINE married 8 September 1715, Montmagny, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER
1717 Marriage of ChildElisabeth FONTAINE married 19 July 1717, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Louis FORTIER
1721 Marriage of ChildJeanne FONTAINE married 17 November 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Gervais PEPIN
1721 Marriage of ChildMarguerite FONTAINE married 29 November 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Barthelemy THERRIEN
1722 Marriage of ChildPierre FONTAINE married 20 October 1722, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine PEPIN
1724 Death of ChildMarie-Helene FONTAINE died 5 June 1724, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Étienne was 65 years old.
1728 Marriage of ChildAntoine FONTAINE married 19 August 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Angélique GODBOUT
1737 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie CONILLE died 1 July 1737, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
1737 Marriage of ChildÉtienne FONTAINE married 19 August 1737, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France to Marthe DANIAU dite LAPRISE
1738 Marriage of ChildMarie FONTAINE married 10 November 1738, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Louis MARCEAU
Death — 173922 May 1739
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 80.
Étienne
FONTAINE
Marie CONILLE
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