flag male ancestor  Pierre-Joseph  FONTAINE

  (b. 1 January 1768 Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 2 March 1839 Ste-Claire, Canada )  

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Pierre-Joseph FONTAINE was born 1 January 1768 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Joseph FONTAINE was the child of Pierre FONTAINE   and   Madeleine DELISLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine FONTAINE and Angélique GODBOUT (maternal)  Louis-Joseph DELISLE and Marie-Gertrude LEMIEUX

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Pierre-Joseph  married  Marguerite MERCIER 30 October 1788 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MERCIER  was born 17 November 1764 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Marguerite died 28 March 1811 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais).  Marguerite was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Anne FONTAINE.

Pierre-Joseph FONTAINE died 2 March 1839 in Ste-Claire, Canada.
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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.

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Pierre-Joseph FONTAINE married flag female ancestor Marguerite MERCIER-- Date: 30 October 1788 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MERCIER was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Anne FONTAINE




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birth1768 Birth
1 January 1768
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
marriage1788 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph FONTAINE and Marguerite MERCIER 30 October 1788, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 20 years old.
1790 Birth of Child
Marguerite FONTAINE was born 28 July 1790, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre-Joseph was 22 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FONTAINE married 22 January 1810, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Julien SAUVAGE dit ROULEAU
1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MERCIER died 28 March 1811, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)
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
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1839 Death
2 March 1839
Ste-Claire, Canada

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 5/22/2024 12:12:22 AM - Updated: 5/22/2024 12:17:09 AM

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