Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

(b. 23 June 1732 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1790 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 23 June 1732 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was the child of Antoine FONTAINE and Angélique GODBOUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE (maternal) Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

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

Jean-Baptiste married Françoise FORTIER 26 August 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise FORTIER was born 28 January 1736 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Françoise died 20 April 1810 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Françoise was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU).

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE died 6 June 1790 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE married

Françoise FORTIER-- Date: 26 August 1754 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Françoise FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)

Children of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Françoise FORTIER:

Francoise FONTAINE (b.28 November 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1831, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Jean GEMME (JAMME) 22 August 1785 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre-Noel FONTAINE (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 April 1843, St-Sylvestre, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite DUBOIS 7 July 1801 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Michel FONTAINE (b.27 November 1772, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1852, St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada)
m. Catherine RAPIDEUX 22 February 1802 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1732 Birth
23 June 1732
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Françoise FORTIER 26 August 1754, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 22 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francoise FONTAINE was born 28 November 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Michel FONTAINE was born 27 November 1772, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.