American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Louis  FONTAINE

  (b. abt. 1723 Québec Province, Canada   d. 5 June 1799 Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )  

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Louis FONTAINE was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis 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

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Louis  married  Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD 6 February 1747 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD  was born 22 November 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Élisabeth-Isabelle died 21 October 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.  Élisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUARD and Angélique JOURDAIN.

Louis FONTAINE died 5 June 1799 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.
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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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marriage1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis FONTAINE and Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD 6 February 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE was born 9 July 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
1754 Birth of Child
Julien FONTAINE was born 22 January 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise FONTAINE was born 14 December 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
1773 Birth of Child
Joseph FONTAINE was born 7 June 1773, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Revolutionary War
FONTAINE, Louis. St-Pierre—du-Sud. Fought for the Americans in the action at Michel Blals' house. Deprived as lieut. of militia for having served
the rebels. Found supplies for Ayotte. Recruited. Nephew of Antoine Morin (BTW).
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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Revolutionary War
FONTAINE, LOUIS
Ancestor #: A211585
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1723
Death: 6-5-1799 ST PIERRE DU SUD LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION 1775-1776, PP 85, 86
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST PIERRE DU SUD - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) ELISABETH HUARD
2) MARIE JOSEPHE BLANCHETT
S 3) MARIE MADELAINE PELLETIER
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1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD died 21 October 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE married 30 October 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Rose JALBERT
News1775 - 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.
marriage1776 Marriage of Child
Julien FONTAINE married 7 October 1776, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marguerite BLANCHET
marriage1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise FONTAINE married 12 October 1778 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BLAIS
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1799 Death
5 June 1799
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
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