Pierre-Noel
FONTAINE
(b.
8 June 1802
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
d.
9 February 1866
,
Broughton, Quebec, Canada
)
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Pierre-Noel FONTAINE was born 8 June 1802 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Pierre-Noel FONTAINE was the child of Pierre-Noel FONTAINE and Marguerite DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Françoise FORTIER (maternal) Michel DUBOIS and Marguerite SIMONEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Noel married Marguerite PROVENCAL 29 January 1828 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PROVENCAL was born 4 July 1811 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce).
Pierre-Noel FONTAINE died 9 February 1866 in Broughton, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre-Noel appear below.
Occupation
Pierre-Noel 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Pierre-Noel 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Pierre-Noel FONTAINE
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Marguerite PROVENCAL-- Date: 29 January 1828 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre-Noel FONTAINE and Marguerite PROVENCAL:
Marguerite FONTAINE (b.12 July 1830, Saint-Sylvestre, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 24 July 1855 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marguerite PROVENCAL-- Date: 29 January 1828 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre-Noel FONTAINE and Marguerite PROVENCAL:
Marguerite FONTAINE (b.12 July 1830, Saint-Sylvestre, Lower Canada d. , )m. Joseph TREMBLAY 24 July 1855 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Discovering the Ancestry of Pierre-Noel FONTAINE: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1802 Birth 8 June 1802
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
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
1828 Marriage / PartnerPierre-Noel FONTAINE and Marguerite PROVENCAL 29 January 1828, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
He was 25 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1830 Birth of ChildMarguerite FONTAINE was born 12 July 1830, Saint-Sylvestre, Québec, Canada (East)
Pierre-Noel was 28 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1855 Marriage of ChildMarguerite FONTAINE married 24 July 1855, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph TREMBLAY
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1866 Death 9 February 1866
Broughton, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 63.
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