Étienne FONTAINE

(b. 25 January 1717 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1779 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Étienne FONTAINE was born 25 January 1717 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Étienne FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE (maternal) Simon FOURNIER and Catherine ROUSSEAU

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

Étienne married Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON was born 4 June 1714 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Catherine died 8 November 1789 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine was the child of Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON and Catherine PELLERIN.

Étienne FONTAINE died 23 March 1779 in Yamaska, 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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Family and Children of Étienne FONTAINE

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Étienne FONTAINE married

Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON-- Date: abt. 1739 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON was the child of Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON and Catherine PELLERIN

Children:

Josephte Fontaine 1741-1792
Joseph-Marie Fontaine 1744-1826
Louis-Étienne Fontaine d. 1804
Thérèse Fontaine ca 1751-1831
Étienne Fontaine 1753-1849
Julien Fontaine 1757-
Catherine Fontaine

Children of Étienne FONTAINE and Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON:

Joseph-Marie FONTAINE (b.2 March 1744, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1826, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE 16 August 1768 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Catherine FONTAINE (b.30 July 1746, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1834, Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 11 February 1772 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Etienne FONTAINE (b.21 March 1753, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada d. 19 July 1849, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )
m. Genevieve DAUPHINAIS 19 February 1776 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Julien FONTAINE (b.21 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 31 October 1842, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Marie-Judith DAUPHINAIS 25 October 1779 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1717 Birth
25 January 1717
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE was born 2 March 1744, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Étienne was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FONTAINE was born 30 July 1746, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Etienne FONTAINE was born 21 March 1753, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada

Étienne was 36 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Julien FONTAINE was born 21 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Étienne was 40 years old.

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
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE married 16 August 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine FONTAINE married 11 February 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

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.