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HELP! immigrant flag male ancestor  Louis  FONTAINE

  (b. abt. 1635 Dieppe, France   d. 4 September 1681 Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France )  

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Louis FONTAINE was born abt. 1635 in Dieppe, France. Louis FONTAINE was the child of ?   and   ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1656.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis  married  Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD 29 October 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children. Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD  was born 1 June 1642 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marie-Madeleine died 22 September 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marie-Madeleine was the child of Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON and Françoise MERY.

Louis FONTAINE died 4 September 1681 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Fontaine and Marie Nion


Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
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  • Biography
    FOUNTAINE - from the Latin 'fontana' which means 'from the source'. Nickname given to someone who lived near a fountain, a water source.

    Louis Fontaine, son of Louis and Marie Nion of Dieppe, in Normandie, married in Quebec on October 29, 1656 Marie Madeleine Brassard, daughter of Antoine and Françoise Méry, baptized in Quebec in 1642. Twenty children were born from this union (including triplets who did not survive). He was in the country...Read MORE...


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  • 1656 Marriage / Partner
    Louis FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD 29 October 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
  • 1658 Birth of Child
    Marie-Anne FONTAINE was born 18 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
  • 1660 Birth of Child
    Louis FONTAINE was born 1 September 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
  • 1661 Birth of Child
    Jean FONTAINE was born 14 September 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
  • 1662 Birth of Child
    Pierre FONTAINE was born 10 December 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
  • 1664 Birth of Child
    Jean-François FONTAINE was born 21 June 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
  • 1665 Birth of Child
    Simon FONTAINE was born 8 October 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)


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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Louis FONTAINE

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Louis FONTAINE married flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD-- Date: 29 October 1656 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD was the child of Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON and Françoise MERY




Children of Louis FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD:

flag female ancestor Marie-Anne FONTAINE (b.18 August 1658, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 1 December 1739, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques FLUET 20 August 1674 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Jean BOUTIN 7 May 1682 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag male ancestor Louis FONTAINE (b.1 September 1660, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 4 September 1685, Québec, Canada, New France )

flag male ancestor Jean FONTAINE (b.14 September 1661, Québec, Canada, New France   d. , )

flag male ancestor Pierre FONTAINE (b.10 December 1662, Québec, Canada, New France   d. , )

flag male ancestor Jean-François FONTAINE (b.21 June 1664, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 5 March 1701, Québec, Canada, New France )

flag male ancestor Simon FONTAINE (b.8 October 1665, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 13 November 1687, Québec, Canada, New France )

flag male ancestor Charles FONTAINE (b.27 February 1669, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 19 December 1702, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Louise CAUCHON 20 October 1698 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Marie-Marguerite LEGARDEUR 27 April 1701 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine FONTAINE (b.6 February 1671, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 20 December 1727, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. François-Jerome RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 20 April 1699 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag female ancestor Françoise FONTAINE (b.6 May 1672, Québec, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste RENAUD 23 November 1688 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Etienne LAINE 17 January 1713 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag female ancestor Anne FONTAINE (b.3 May 1676, Québec, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Thomas JOURDAIN (JORDAN) (JARDIN) 24 April 1702 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)



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Biography
FOUNTAINE - from the Latin 'fontana' which means 'from the source'. Nickname given to someone who lived near a fountain, a water source.

Louis Fontaine, son of Louis and Marie Nion of Dieppe, in Normandie, married in Quebec on October 29, 1656 Marie Madeleine Brassard, daughter of Antoine and Françoise Méry, baptized in Quebec in 1642. Twenty children were born from this union (including triplets who did not survive). He was in the country...Read MORE...


Quebec Genealogy on Facebook
1656 Marriage / Partner
Louis FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD 29 October 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1658 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FONTAINE was born 18 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1660 Birth of Child
Louis FONTAINE was born 1 September 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1661 Birth of Child
Jean FONTAINE was born 14 September 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1662 Birth of Child
Pierre FONTAINE was born 10 December 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1664 Birth of Child
Jean-François FONTAINE was born 21 June 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1665 Birth of Child
Simon FONTAINE was born 8 October 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1666 Quebec
Louis fontaine ..............................33 pilotte de Navire
Marie Brassard ..............................24 sa femme
Marie-Anne fontaine ..........................8 fille
Louis fontaine ...............................6 fils
Jean fontaine ................................4 fils
pierre fontaine ..............................3 fils
Jean Francois fontaine .......................2 fils
Simon fontaine...Read MORE...


The first census of New France (1666) www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1666
1669 Birth of Child
Charles FONTAINE was born 27 February 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1671 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine FONTAINE was born 6 February 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1672 Birth of Child
Françoise FONTAINE was born 6 May 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1676 Birth of Child
Anne FONTAINE was born 3 May 1676, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1681 Death
4 September 1681
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)
Added: 1/2/2015 11:43:20 AM - Updated: 3/5/2023 9:53:14 AM
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