Thomas
FONTAINE
(b.
6 November 1819
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
d.
21 September 1890
,
Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
)
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Thomas FONTAINE was born 6 November 1819 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Thomas FONTAINE was the child of Etienne FONTAINE and Elisabeth LAMOUREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne FONTAINE and Genevieve DAUPHINAIS (maternal) Francois LAMOUREUX and Elisabeth LACHAMBRE (DECHAMBRE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF 1 February 1841 in Saint-Jude, Canada East . Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF was born 3 September 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Rosanna (Rosalie) died 28 February 1886 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. Rosanna (Rosalie) was the child of Pierre-Germain PHANEUF and Marie-Rosalie ARCHAMBAULT.
Thomas FONTAINE died 21 September 1890 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada.
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Occupation
Thomas FONTAINE was a Cultivateur, menuisier.
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France
Thomas FONTAINE was a Cultivateur, menuisier.
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France
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 Thomas FONTAINE
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Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF-- Date: 1 February 1841 Place: Saint-Jude, Canada East
Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF was the child of Pierre-Germain PHANEUF and Marie-Rosalie ARCHAMBAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Thomas FONTAINE and Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF:
Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF-- Date: 1 February 1841 Place: Saint-Jude, Canada EastRosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF was the child of Pierre-Germain PHANEUF and Marie-Rosalie ARCHAMBAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Thomas FONTAINE and Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF:
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Discovering the Ancestry of Thomas FONTAINE: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1819 Birth 6 November 1819
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 Marriage / PartnerThomas FONTAINE and Rosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF 1 February 1841, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
1886 Death of Spouse/PartnerRosanna (Rosalie) PHANEUF died 28 February 1886, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Death 21 September 1890
Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 70.
Added: 4/8/2025 11:34:51 AM
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