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Francois FONTAINE was born 25 March 1846 in Iberville, Canada East
Francois FONTAINE was the child of Marcel FONTAINE and Aurelie DAVID and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Angelique GIROUX (maternal) Joachim DAVID and Scholastique BROUILLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Philomene GOYETTE 10 November 1868 in Iberville, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philomene GOYETTE was born 5 March 1848 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Philomene died 1 May 1928 in Sabrevois, Quebec, Canada. Philomene was the child of Joseph GOYETTE and Marie PLANTE.
Occupation
Francois FONTAINE was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Francois FONTAINE was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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