flag male ancestor  Etienne  FONTAINE

  (b. 2 January 1793 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada   d. 5 July 1856 Saint-Jude, Canada East )  

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Etienne FONTAINE was born 2 January 1793 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Etienne FONTAINE was the child of Etienne FONTAINE   and   Genevieve DAUPHINAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Étienne FONTAINE and Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX and Marie-Anne-Louise SICARD

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Etienne  married  Elisabeth LAMOUREUX 6 February 1815 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LAMOUREUX  was born 30 June 1794 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Elisabeth died 19 December 1869 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada.  Elisabeth was the child of Francois LAMOUREUX and Elisabeth LACHAMBRE (DECHAMBRE).

Etienne FONTAINE died 5 July 1856 in Saint-Jude, Canada East.
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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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Etienne FONTAINE married flag female ancestor Elisabeth LAMOUREUX-- Date: 6 February 1815 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Elisabeth LAMOUREUX was the child of Francois LAMOUREUX and Elisabeth LACHAMBRE (DECHAMBRE)




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birth1793 Birth
2 January 1793
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
Etienne FONTAINE and Elisabeth LAMOUREUX 6 February 1815, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 22 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Birth of Child
Thomas FONTAINE was born 6 November 1819, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Etienne was 26 years old.
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
marriage1841 Marriage of Child
Thomas FONTAINE married 1 February 1841, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada to Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
death1856 Death
5 July 1856
Saint-Jude, Canada East

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 4/8/2025 11:32:47 AM - Updated: 4/8/2025 11:34:51 AM

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