Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE

(b. 5 April 1751 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1791 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE was born 5 April 1751 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of François-De-Sales TAREAU dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaac-Laurent TAREAU dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Charlotte CADRIN (CATRIN) (maternal) Jacques ALLAIRE and Marie-Angélique CLOUTIER

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

Angélique married Joseph-Marie FONTAINE 16 August 1768 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE was born 2 March 1744 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Joseph-Marie died 14 August 1826 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON.

Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE died 25 April 1791 in Saint-Ours, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE

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Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE married

Joseph-Marie FONTAINE-- Date: 16 August 1768 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

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Children of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE:

Marie FONTAINE (b.28 September 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 January 1795, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

Marguerite FONTAINE (b.7 December 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 December 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

Catherine FONTAINE (b.29 November 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1859, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN 22 November 1790 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Therese FONTAINE (b.3 April 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise FONTAINE (b.19 September 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 15 May 1827 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph FONTAINE (b.6 April 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 September 1844, Saint-David, Canada East )

Genevieve FONTAINE (b.1 February 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 June 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

Francoise FONTAINE (b.27 January 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 October 1841, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

François FONTAINE (b.6 April 1779, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1862, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Marie-Catherine TESSIER 30 July 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Dorothee FONTAINE (b.25 August 1780, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL 11 January 1802 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles FONTAINE (b.3 December 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 May 1866, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

Marguerite FONTAINE (b.11 February 1783, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 May 1838, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Michel FONTAINE (b.2 March 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 December 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE (b.12 May 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 August 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE (b.16 August 1787, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 July 1789, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

Archange FONTAINE (b.30 October 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 December 1792, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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1751 Birth
5 April 1751
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

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

She was 17 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie FONTAINE was born 28 September 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 17 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marguerite FONTAINE was born 7 December 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 18 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Catherine FONTAINE was born 29 November 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 19 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Therese FONTAINE was born 3 April 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 21 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FONTAINE was born 19 September 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph FONTAINE was born 6 April 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 24 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Genevieve FONTAINE was born 1 February 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 25 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Francoise FONTAINE was born 27 January 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 26 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
François FONTAINE was born 6 April 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 28 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Dorothee FONTAINE was born 25 August 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique was 29 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Charles FONTAINE was born 3 December 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Angélique was 30 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite FONTAINE was born 11 February 1783, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Angélique was 31 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Michel FONTAINE was born 2 March 1785, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Angélique was 33 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 12 May 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Angélique was 35 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 16 August 1787, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Angélique was 36 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Archange FONTAINE was born 30 October 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Angélique was 37 years old.

1789 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE died 18 July 1789, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Angélique was 38 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Catherine FONTAINE married 22 November 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

1791 Death
25 April 1791
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 40.

Added: 2/4/2015 11:02:52 AM - Updated: 2/23/2017 3:29:33 PM