flag male ancestor  Francois  FONTAINE

  (b. 25 March 1846 Iberville, Canada East   d. )  

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Francois FONTAINE was born 25 March 1846 in Iberville, Canada East

Francois FONTAINE was the child of Marcel FONTAINE   and   Aurelie DAVID and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Angelique GIROUX (maternal)  Joachim DAVID and Scholastique BROUILLET

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

Francois  married  Philomene GOYETTE 10 November 1868 in Iberville, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philomene GOYETTE  was born 5 March 1848 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury).  Philomene died 1 May 1928 in Sabrevois, Quebec, Canada.  Philomene was the child of Joseph GOYETTE and Marie PLANTE.
Occupation

Francois 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

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.

Family and Children of Francois FONTAINE

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Francois FONTAINE married flag female ancestor Philomene GOYETTE-- Date: 10 November 1868 Place: Iberville, Québec, Canada
Philomene GOYETTE was the child of Joseph GOYETTE and Marie PLANTE




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Children of Francois FONTAINE and Philomene GOYETTE:

flag female ancestor Eveline FONTAINE (b.11 March 1876, Ste Anne, Sabrevois, Quebec, Canada  d. 16 July 1941, St Albans, Vermont, USA)
m. Olidas (Alidas) SAMSON 1897 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada



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birth1846 Birth
25 March 1846
Iberville, Canada East
marriage1868 Marriage / Partner
Francois FONTAINE and Philomene GOYETTE 10 November 1868, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

He was 22 years old.
1876 Birth of Child
Eveline FONTAINE was born 11 March 1876, Ste Anne, Sabrevois, Quebec, Canada

Francois was 29 years old.
Added: 4/17/2024 12:23:39 AM - Updated: 4/17/2024 12:38:59 AM

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