Jeanne FONTAINE

Born

13 December 1700 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

30 December 1779 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne FONTAINE Marie CONILLE

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Born: 13 December 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne FONTAINE

Mother: Marie CONILLE

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Jeanne married Gervais PEPIN 17 November 1721 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gervais PEPIN was born 23 October 1698 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Gervais died 23 August 1728 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Gervais was the child of Gervais PEPIN and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER.

Jeanne married (2) Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY 7 May 1764 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY was born 9 June 1701 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 26 September 1783 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Guillaume MONTMINY and Marguerite GOBEIL.

Jeanne FONTAINE died 30 December 1779 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
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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Jeanne FONTAINE married

Gervais PEPIN
Marriage date: 17 November 1721
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Gervais PEPIN was the child of Gervais PEPIN and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER

Children of Gervais PEPIN and Jeanne FONTAINE

Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Born: 8 October 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 11 January 1808, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Joachim GREFFARD 17 August 1751 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Married: Guillaume GUILLEMET 1 February 1773 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jeanne FONTAINE married

Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY
Marriage date: 7 May 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY was the child of Guillaume MONTMINY and Marguerite GOBEIL

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Birth — 1700
13 December 1700
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne FONTAINE and Gervais PEPIN 17 November 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 20 years old.

1728 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gervais PEPIN died 23 August 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1728 Birth of Child
Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 8 October 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jeanne was 27 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 17 August 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Joachim GREFFARD

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne FONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY 7 May 1764, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 63 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 1 February 1773 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Guillaume GUILLEMET

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.