Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

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26 November 1792 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Julien FONTAINE Marie-Judith DAUPHINAIS

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Born: 26 November 1792 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Father: Julien FONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Judith DAUPHINAIS

Paternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX , Marie-Anne-Louise SICARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Angelique GIROUX 6 October 1817 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique GIROUX was born 28 July 1797 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Marie-Charlotte DUPUIS.

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

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Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE married

Angelique GIROUX
Marriage date: 6 October 1817
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Angelique GIROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Marie-Charlotte DUPUIS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Angelique GIROUX

Marcel FONTAINE

Born: 19 May 1820, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: 29 May 1905, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Aurelie DAVID 14 November 1843 Place: Iberville, Canada East

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1792
26 November 1792
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

1817 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Angelique GIROUX 6 October 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1820 Birth of Child
Marcel FONTAINE was born 19 May 1820, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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