flag female ancestor  Catherine  FONTAINE

  (b. 9 August 1773 Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 16 March 1858 Napierville, Canada East )  

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Catherine FONTAINE was born 9 August 1773 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine FONTAINE was the child of Francois FONTAINE   and   Louise MASSY and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Joseph MASSY and 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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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.

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Catherine FONTAINE married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS-- Date: 16 January 1792 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




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birth1773 Birth
9 August 1773
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1792 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS 16 January 1792, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.
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.
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)
marriage1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ST-DENIS married 26 January 1813, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Etienne CHOINIERE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
16 March 1858
Napierville, Canada East

She died at the age of 84.
Added: 1/7/2024 8:49:48 PM - Updated: 1/7/2024 8:51:00 PM

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