Louis FONTAINE

(b. 19 July 1777 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Louis FONTAINE was born 19 July 1777 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis FONTAINE was the child of Julien FONTAINE and Marguerite BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis FONTAINE and Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD (maternal) Jacques BLANCHET and Madeleine VERMET

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

Louis married Josephte BOISVERT 22 February 1802 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BOISVERT was born 14 February 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Josephte RAYMOND.

Occupation

Louis FONTAINE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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.

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Louis FONTAINE married

Josephte BOISVERT-- Date: 22 February 1802 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Josephte BOISVERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Josephte RAYMOND

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Children of Louis FONTAINE and Josephte BOISVERT:

Rosalie FONTAINE (b.26 August 1815, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. 17 March 1902, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexandre (Alexis) LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 18 October 1831 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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