Antoine FONTAINE

Born

abt. 1730 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

19 February 1804 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Antoine FONTAINE Angélique GODBOUT

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Born: abt. 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine FONTAINE

Mother: Angélique GODBOUT

Paternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Marie CONILLE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GODBOUT , Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

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Antoine married Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 15 January 1753 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 22 November 1726 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Charlotte died 23 August 1813 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Charlotte was the child of Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Charlotte JAHAN.

Antoine FONTAINE died 19 February 1804 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 15 January 1753
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Charlotte JAHAN

Children of Antoine FONTAINE and Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Pierre-Noel FONTAINE

Born: 16 March 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 9 March 1842, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East

Married: Marguerite-Salomee DELISLE 21 November 1780 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Josephte FONTAINE

Born: 18 January 1759, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 16 August 1780 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FONTAINE and Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 15 January 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel FONTAINE was born 16 March 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1759 Birth of Child
Josephte FONTAINE was born 18 January 1759, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Josephte FONTAINE married 16 August 1780, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

1780 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Noel FONTAINE married 21 November 1780, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marguerite-Salomee DELISLE

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

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

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