Rosalie FONTAINE

Born

1 April 1778 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 June 1859 , La Présentation, Canada East

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Joseph-Marie FONTAINE Marie-Rose JALBERT

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Born: 1 April 1778 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie FONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Rose JALBERT

Paternal grandparents: Louis FONTAINE , Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GERBERT dit JALBERT , Josephe FOURNIER

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Rosalie married Joseph CHARTIER 8 August 1796 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph CHARTIER was born 19 November 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 15 March 1851 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARTIER and Marie-Josephte MORIN.

Rosalie FONTAINE died 20 June 1859 in La Présentation, Canada East .
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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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Rosalie FONTAINE married

Joseph CHARTIER
Marriage date: 8 August 1796
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Joseph CHARTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARTIER and Marie-Josephte MORIN

Children of Joseph CHARTIER and Rosalie FONTAINE

Sophie CHARTIER

Born: July 1807, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 3 April 1837, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Married: François DESMARAIS 5 February 1827 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Michel-Augustin CHARTIER

Born: 27 August 1818, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 17 January 1837, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Marie RICHARD 4 August 1835 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1778
1 April 1778
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Rosalie FONTAINE and Joseph CHARTIER 8 August 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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

1807 Birth of Child
Sophie CHARTIER was born July 1807, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Rosalie was 29 years old.

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.

1818 Birth of Child
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER was born 27 August 1818, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Rosalie was 40 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Sophie CHARTIER married 5 February 1827, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to François DESMARAIS

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage of Child
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER married 4 August 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie RICHARD

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death of Child
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER died 17 January 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Rosalie was 58 years old.

1837 Death of Child
Sophie CHARTIER died 3 April 1837, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Rosalie was 59 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph CHARTIER died 15 March 1851, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)