Catherine FONTAINE

Born

9 August 1773 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 March 1858 , Napierville, Canada East

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Francois FONTAINE Louise MASSY

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Born: 9 August 1773 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Francois FONTAINE

Mother: Louise MASSY

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MASSY , Marie-Josephte BARDET dite LAPIERRE

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Catherine married Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS 16 January 1792 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS was born 7 October 1769 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste died 24 February 1805 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS and Marie-Anne-Agathe RAINVILLE.

Catherine FONTAINE died 16 March 1858 in Napierville, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Catherine FONTAINE married

Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS
Marriage date: 16 January 1792
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS was the child of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS and Marie-Anne-Agathe RAINVILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS and Catherine FONTAINE

Marie-Louise ST-DENIS

Born: 2 September 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 June 1881, Henryville, Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne CHOINIERE 26 January 1813 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1773
9 August 1773
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS 16 January 1792, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ST-DENIS was born 2 September 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS died 24 February 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ST-DENIS married 26 January 1813, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Etienne CHOINIERE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England