Marguerite FONTAINE

Born

28 February 1693 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1777 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne FONTAINE Marie CONILLE

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Born: 28 February 1693 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne FONTAINE

Mother: Marie CONILLE

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Marguerite married Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE 24 October 1708 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 7 July 1679 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Joseph died 24 January 1721 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Joseph was the child of Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE).

Marguerite married (2) Barthelemy THERRIEN 29 November 1721 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Barthelemy THERRIEN was born 10 March 1694 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Barthelemy died 5 March 1743 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Barthelemy was the child of Pierre THERRIEN and Gabrielle MINEAU.

Marguerite married (3) Pierre LEPAGE 27 July 1744 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Pierre LEPAGE was born 18 November 1674 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 17 August 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre was the child of Louis LEPAGE and Sebastienne LOIGNON.

Marguerite married (4) Jacques OUIMET 20 November 1752 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Jacques OUIMET was born 17 January 1694 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jacques died 2 October 1760 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jacques was the child of Louis OUIMET and Marie-Anne GENEST dite LABARRE.

Marguerite FONTAINE died 4 May 1777 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Spouse & Children of Marguerite FONTAINE

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Marguerite FONTAINE married

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE
Marriage date: 24 October 1708
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE)

Children of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite FONTAINE

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Born: abt. 1709, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 June 1770, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) 9 September 1737 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Angélique PEPIN

Born: 30 March 1711, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 27 December 1790, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin ROYER 26 May 1732 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Born: 11 February 1715, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 22 April 1774, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE 24 November 1732 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre-Noel PEPIN

Born: 11 June 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Charlotte RONDEAU 13 September 1748 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite FONTAINE married

Barthelemy THERRIEN
Marriage date: 29 November 1721
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Barthelemy THERRIEN was the child of Pierre THERRIEN and Gabrielle MINEAU

Children of Barthelemy THERRIEN and Marguerite FONTAINE

Marie-Anne THERRIEN

Born: 16 January 1723, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 27 December 1759, Deschambault, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE 22 February 1740 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Barthelemy THERRIEN

Born: 6 December 1724, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1788, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis THERRIEN

Born: 2 March 1727, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1786, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 22 November 1751 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Ignace THERRIEN

Born: 3 July 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 23 January 1815, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Marguerite THERRIEN

Born: 16 June 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Guillaume FORTIER 9 January 1748 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Jean Charles BARIAU (BERIAULT) 20 February 1792 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marguerite FONTAINE married

Pierre LEPAGE
Marriage date: 27 July 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre LEPAGE was the child of Louis LEPAGE and Sebastienne LOIGNON

Children of Pierre LEPAGE and Marguerite FONTAINE

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Marguerite FONTAINE married

Jacques OUIMET
Marriage date: 20 November 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jacques OUIMET was the child of Louis OUIMET and Marie-Anne GENEST dite LABARRE

Children of Jacques OUIMET and Marguerite FONTAINE

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Birth — 1693
28 February 1693
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FONTAINE and Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE 24 October 1708, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 15 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Angélique PEPIN was born 30 March 1711, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 11 February 1715, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FONTAINE and Barthelemy THERRIEN 29 November 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 28 years old.

1721 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 24 January 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1721 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel PEPIN was born 11 June 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THERRIEN was born 16 January 1723, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Barthelemy THERRIEN was born 6 December 1724, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Louis THERRIEN was born 2 March 1727, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Ignace THERRIEN was born 3 July 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1732 Marriage of Child
Angélique PEPIN married 26 May 1732, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Augustin ROYER

1732 Marriage of Child
Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 24 November 1732 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE

1734 Birth of Child
Marguerite THERRIEN was born 16 June 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

1737 Marriage of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 9 September 1737, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marguerite FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)

1740 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne THERRIEN married 22 February 1740, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barthelemy THERRIEN died 5 March 1743, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FONTAINE and Pierre LEPAGE 27 July 1744, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 51 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Marguerite THERRIEN married 9 January 1748, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Guillaume FORTIER

1748 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Noel PEPIN married 13 September 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Charlotte RONDEAU

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LEPAGE died 17 August 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1751 Marriage of Child
Louis THERRIEN married 22 November 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FONTAINE and Jacques OUIMET 20 November 1752, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 59 years old.

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

1759 Death of Child
Marie-Anne THERRIEN died 27 December 1759, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marguerite was 66 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques OUIMET died 2 October 1760, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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.

1770 Death of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 18 June 1770, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 77 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 22 April 1774, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite was 81 years old.

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.