flag male ancestor  Benoni  FONTAINE

  (b. 15 April 1804 L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 7 January 1865 Napierville, Canada East )  

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Benoni FONTAINE was born 15 April 1804 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Benoni FONTAINE was the child of Louis FONTAINE   and   Marie TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François FONTAINE and Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE (maternal)  Étienne-Denis-François TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephe REMILLARD

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Benoni  married  Marie BRUNELLE 29 October 1827 in Napierville, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BRUNELLE  was born 17 June 1808 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). 

Benoni FONTAINE died 7 January 1865 in Napierville, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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Benoni FONTAINE married flag female ancestor Marie BRUNELLE-- Date: 29 October 1827 Place: Napierville, Lower Canada


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birth1804 Birth
15 April 1804
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1827 Marriage / Partner
Benoni FONTAINE and Marie BRUNELLE 29 October 1827, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

He was 23 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Birth of Child
Emilie FONTAINE was born 16 August 1835, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Benoni was 31 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1854 Marriage of Child
Emilie FONTAINE married 27 February 1854, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Joseph LABONTE
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1865 Death
7 January 1865
Napierville, Canada East

He died at the age of 60.
Added: 11/20/2021 5:23:53 PM - Updated: 1/24/2024 2:18:10 PM

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