Marie-Catherine FONTAINE

Born

30 July 1746 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

18 August 1834 , Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada

Marie-Catherine married Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 11 February 1772 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was born 9 March 1742 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 3 April 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE .

Parents & Family of Marie-Catherine FONTAINE

Parents of Marie-Catherine FONTAINE

Father

Étienne FONTAINE

Mother

Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

Grandparents of Marie-Catherine FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Étienne FONTAINE Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON Catherine PELLERIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Catherine FONTAINE

Marie-Catherine FONTAINE married

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER
Marriage date: 11 February 1772
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE

Marriage notes:

Children:

1) Jean-Baptiste (1772-1772)

2) Marie-Catherine (1773- ) md Alexis Migneron dit Lajeunesse

3) Jean-Baptiste (1775-1846) md (a) Marie-Madeleine Poiriau and (b) Marie-Catherine Brunet

4) Christophe (1776-1846) md Marie-Monique Dolbec

5) Marie-Louise (1778- ) md Jean Robitaille

6) Elisabeth (1781-) md Joseph-Paul Hus

7) Marie-Angelique (1782- ) md Louis-Marie Gaherty

Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Catherine FONTAINE

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

Born: 12 December 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 December 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Christophe LUSSIER

Born: 24 August 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 September 1846, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Married: Monique DOLBEC 9 October 1797 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise LUSSIER

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean ROBITAILLE 24 November 1800 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
30 July 1746
Yamaska, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine FONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 11 February 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was born 12 December 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Catherine was 26 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Christophe LUSSIER was born 24 August 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.

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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Christophe LUSSIER married 9 October 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Monique DOLBEC

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LUSSIER married 24 November 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Jean ROBITAILLE

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

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER died 3 April 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1834
18 August 1834
Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 88.

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