Antoine FONTAINE

(b. abt. 1708 , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 March 1790 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine FONTAINE was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada

Antoine FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE

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

Antoine married Angélique GODBOUT 19 August 1728 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Angélique GODBOUT was born 11 February 1703 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 24 January 1775 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Angélique was the child of Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN.

Antoine married (2) Louise GUYON 9 June 1775 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise GUYON was born 6 April 1747 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louise died 23 June 1818 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louise was the child of Joseph GUYON and Marie-Françoise BIDET dite DESROUSSELS.

Antoine FONTAINE died 14 March 1790 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Antoine FONTAINE married

Angélique GODBOUT-- Date: 19 August 1728 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Angélique GODBOUT was the child of Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

Children of Antoine FONTAINE and Angélique GODBOUT:

Marguerite-Angélique FONTAINE (b.3 June 1729, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1807, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Claude-Marie FORTIER 4 November 1749 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Antoine FONTAINE (b.abt. 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1804, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 15 January 1753 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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 )
m. Françoise FORTIER 26 August 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie FONTAINE (b.29 April 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1802, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique POULIOT 23 August 1756 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre FONTAINE (b.21 February 1739, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1797, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine DELISLE 18 May 1768 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Antoine FONTAINE married

Louise GUYON-- Date: 9 June 1775 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise GUYON was the child of Joseph GUYON and Marie-Françoise BIDET dite DESROUSSELS

Children of Antoine FONTAINE and Louise GUYON:

Etienne FONTAINE (b.26 April 1779, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1850, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Gertrude TURCOTTE 7 July 1800 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FONTAINE and Angélique GODBOUT 19 August 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1729 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Angélique FONTAINE was born 3 June 1729, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 23 June 1732, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE was born 29 April 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1739 Birth of Child
Pierre FONTAINE was born 21 February 1739, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1749 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Angélique FONTAINE married 4 November 1749, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Claude-Marie FORTIER

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Antoine FONTAINE married 15 January 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1754 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE married 26 August 1754, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Françoise FORTIER

1756 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE married 23 August 1756, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Angelique POULIOT

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre FONTAINE married 18 May 1768, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Madeleine DELISLE

1775 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FONTAINE and Louise GUYON 9 June 1775, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique GODBOUT died 24 January 1775, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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.