Josephte
FONTAINE
(b.
18 January 1759
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
29 May 1830
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Josephte FONTAINE was born 18 January 1759 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Josephte FONTAINE was the child of Antoine FONTAINE and Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FONTAINE and Angélique GODBOUT (maternal) Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Charlotte JAHANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 16 August 1780 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 31 December 1749 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Jean-Baptiste died 19 May 1825 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Claude FORTIN and Marie-Jeanne MÉTHOT.
Josephte FONTAINE died 29 May 1830 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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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 Josephte FONTAINE
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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN-- Date: 16 August 1780 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was the child of Claude FORTIN and Marie-Jeanne MÉTHOT
Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Josephte FONTAINE:
Ursule FORTIN (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Toussaint LABELLE 17 July 1809 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN-- Date: 16 August 1780 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was the child of Claude FORTIN and Marie-Jeanne MÉTHOT
Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Josephte FONTAINE:
Ursule FORTIN (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Toussaint LABELLE 17 July 1809 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1759 Birth 18 January 1759
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1780 Marriage / PartnerJosephte FONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 16 August 1780, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
She was 21 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1809 Marriage of ChildUrsule FORTIN married 17 July 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Toussaint LABELLE
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
1825 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Baptiste FORTIN died 19 May 1825, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1830 Death 29 May 1830
Sorel, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 71.
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