François
FONTAINE
Born
6 April 1779
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
22 February 1862
,
Saint-Ours, Canada East
Parents & Family of François FONTAINE
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Born: 6 April 1779 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE
Mother:
Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE
Paternal grandparents:
Étienne FONTAINE
, Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON
Maternal grandparents:
François-De-Sales TAREAU dit CHAMPAGNE
, Thérèse ALLAIRE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Catherine TESSIER 30 July 1810 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine TESSIER was born 8 October 1768 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Catherine died 2 April 1840 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET.
François FONTAINE died 22 February 1862 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
m. (2) Aug.10,1840 • St.Ours,Richelieu,Sorel,Quebec,Canada
Marie Duhamel
Marie Duhamel
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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.
Spouse & Children of François FONTAINE
François FONTAINE married 
Marie-Catherine TESSIER
Marriage date: 30 July 1810
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Catherine TESSIER was the child of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Catherine TESSIERMarriage date: 30 July 1810
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Catherine TESSIER was the child of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François FONTAINE and Marie-Catherine TESSIER
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Birth — 17796 April 1779
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1810 Marriage / PartnerFrançois FONTAINE and Marie-Catherine TESSIER 30 July 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
He was 31 years old.
1810 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Catherine TESSIER died 2 April 1840, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186222 February 1862
Saint-Ours, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
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