Marthe FONTAINE

(b. abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 March 1810 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Marthe FONTAINE was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

Marthe FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marthe DANIAU dite LAPRISE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE (maternal) Jacques DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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

Marthe married Joseph-Marie GOGUET (GOYETTE) 28 February 1755 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph-Marie GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 4 February 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie died 11 December 1815 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY.

Marthe FONTAINE died 18 March 1810 in Chambly, 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.

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Marthe FONTAINE married

Joseph-Marie GOGUET (GOYETTE)-- Date: 28 February 1755 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY

Children of Joseph-Marie GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marthe FONTAINE:

Marie-Marthe GOYETTE (b.27 January 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 17 July 1795, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre BENOIT 7 February 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph GOYETTE (b.14 June 1757, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1819, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte HEBERT 9 February 1778 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Amable GOYETTE (b.6 February 1760, Saint-Ours, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre BOIVIN 2 October 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Catherine GOYETTE (b.24 January 1764, Marieville, Rouville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

François GOYETTE (b.23 February 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 March 1854, Iberville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Gertrude BISSONNETTE 15 July 1793 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marthe FONTAINE and Joseph-Marie GOGUET (GOYETTE) 28 February 1755, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe GOYETTE was born 27 January 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph GOYETTE was born 14 June 1757, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GOYETTE was born 6 February 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GOYETTE was born 24 January 1764, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

1772 Birth of Child
François GOYETTE was born 23 February 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe GOYETTE married 7 February 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre BENOIT

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.