Joseph-Marie FONTAINE

Born

2 March 1744 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

14 August 1826 , Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

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Étienne FONTAINE Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

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Born: 2 March 1744 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne FONTAINE

Mother: Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

Paternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON , Catherine PELLERIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Marie married Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE 16 August 1768 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE was born 5 April 1751 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Angélique died 25 April 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angélique was the child of François-De-Sales TAREAU dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse ALLAIRE.

Joseph-Marie FONTAINE died 14 August 1826 in Saint-Jude, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse & Children of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE

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Joseph-Marie FONTAINE married

Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 16 August 1768
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of François-De-Sales TAREAU dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse ALLAIRE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE

Marie FONTAINE

Born: 28 September 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 January 1795, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Marguerite FONTAINE

Born: 7 December 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine FONTAINE

Born: 29 November 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 May 1859, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN 22 November 1790 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Therese FONTAINE

Born: 3 April 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise FONTAINE

Born: 19 September 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 15 May 1827 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph FONTAINE

Born: 6 April 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 September 1844, Saint-David, Canada East

Genevieve FONTAINE

Born: 1 February 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 June 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise FONTAINE

Born: 27 January 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 October 1841, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

François FONTAINE

Born: 6 April 1779, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 February 1862, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Marie-Catherine TESSIER 30 July 1810 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Dorothee FONTAINE

Born: 25 August 1780, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL 11 January 1802 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles FONTAINE

Born: 3 December 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 May 1866, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Marguerite FONTAINE

Born: 11 February 1783, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 May 1838, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Michel FONTAINE

Born: 2 March 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 December 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Born: 12 May 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 August 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Born: 16 August 1787, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 July 1789, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Archange FONTAINE

Born: 30 October 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 December 1792, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1744
2 March 1744
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE 16 August 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie FONTAINE was born 28 September 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marguerite FONTAINE was born 7 December 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Catherine FONTAINE was born 29 November 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Therese FONTAINE was born 3 April 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FONTAINE was born 19 September 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 29 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph FONTAINE was born 6 April 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 31 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Genevieve FONTAINE was born 1 February 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 32 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Francoise FONTAINE was born 27 January 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 33 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
François FONTAINE was born 6 April 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 35 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Dorothee FONTAINE was born 25 August 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Charles FONTAINE was born 3 December 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie was 37 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite FONTAINE was born 11 February 1783, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Michel FONTAINE was born 2 March 1785, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 41 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 12 May 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 42 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 16 August 1787, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 43 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Archange FONTAINE was born 30 October 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 44 years old.

1789 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE died 18 July 1789, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 45 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Catherine FONTAINE married 22 November 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE died 25 April 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1792 Death of Child
Archange FONTAINE died 14 December 1792, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 48 years old.

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

1795 Death of Child
Marie FONTAINE died 12 January 1795, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 50 years old.

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Dorothee FONTAINE married 11 January 1802, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL

1810 Marriage of Child
François FONTAINE married 30 July 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Catherine TESSIER

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)