Louis FONTAINE

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abt. 1723 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

5 June 1799 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Étienne FONTAINE Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER

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Born: abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Étienne FONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Marie CONILLE

Maternal grandparents: Simon FOURNIER , Catherine ROUSSEAU

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Louis married Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD 6 February 1747 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD was born 22 November 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Élisabeth-Isabelle died 21 October 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Élisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUARD and Angélique JOURDAIN.

Louis FONTAINE died 5 June 1799 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.
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Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD
Marriage date: 6 February 1747
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUARD and Angélique JOURDAIN

Children of Louis FONTAINE and Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD

Joseph-Marie FONTAINE

Born: 9 July 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1830, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose JALBERT 30 October 1775 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Julien FONTAINE

Born: 22 January 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1820, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BLANCHET 7 October 1776 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Francoise FONTAINE

Born: 14 December 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 December 1844, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste BLAIS 12 October 1778 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Joseph FONTAINE

Born: 7 June 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis FONTAINE and Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD 6 February 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE was born 9 July 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1754 Birth of Child
Julien FONTAINE was born 22 January 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise FONTAINE was born 14 December 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph FONTAINE was born 7 June 1773, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Revolutionary War
FONTAINE, Louis. St-Pierre—du-Sud. Fought for the Americans in the action at Michel Blals' house. Deprived as lieut. of militia for having served
the rebels. Found supplies for Ayotte. Recruited. Nephew of Antoine Morin (BTW).
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Revolutionary War
FONTAINE, LOUIS
Ancestor #: A211585
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1723
Death: 6-5-1799 ST PIERRE DU SUD LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION 1775-1776, PP 85, 86
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST PIERRE DU SUD - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) ELISABETH HUARD
2) MARIE JOSEPHE BLANCHETT
S 3) MARIE MADELAINE PELLETIER
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1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD died 21 October 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE married 30 October 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Rose JALBERT

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Julien FONTAINE married 7 October 1776, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marguerite BLANCHET

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise FONTAINE married 12 October 1778 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

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)

Death — 1799
5 June 1799
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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