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From: "Brian Grahlman" <>
Subject: INTRODUCTION - FONTAINE
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:56:18 -0400


Hi all!

My name is Leigh Ann Pettinger Grahlman and I am researching numerous names.
One being FONTAINE. My grandmother was JEAN MARIA MAISONNEUVE (daughter of
HENRI JOSEPH MAISONNEUVE AND MARIA ALPHONSINE EULALIE THEOPHAIME FONTAINE).
She married ERIC ROBINSON PETTINGER.

HENRI JOSEPH MAISONNEUVE AND MARIA ALPHONSINE EULALIE THEOPHAMIE FONTAINE
had the following children:

JEAN MARIA MAISONNEUVE
ROGER OMER MAISONNEUVE MARRIED ANNETTE BRIER
CECILE ADRIEN MAISONNEUVE MARRIED GEORGE COBB
JEAN PAUL MAISONNEUVE MARRIED ALINE BESNER
THERESE EGLANTINE MAISONNEUVE MARRIED ROBERT WESTMAN
MAURCIE EDWARD MAISONNUEVE MARRIED JACQUELINE MARA BAIRD
MARGUERITE MAISONNEUVE MARRIED ROGER BLAIS

MARIA ALPHONSINE EULALIE THEOPHAMIE FONTAINE was the daughter of AZAIRE
FONTAINE (b 6 feb 1861 and d 6 dec 1936, Fort William, Ontario) AND ALBINA
LAFORTUNE (B 18 mar 1866 and d 18 sept 1939 Fort William, Ontario).
THEY(AZAIRE AND ALBINA) had the following children:

MARIA ALPHONSINE EULALIE THEOPHAIME FONTAINE born 29 nov 1887 Quebec, and
died 1966 Montreal, Quebec.

WILLIAM (WILLIE) FONTAINE born 1891 and died 20 april 1918 Fort William,
Ontario.

YVONNE FONTAINE b 31 mar 1893 and died 1 june 1977 Fort William, Ontario (I
believe). She married OMER CHARETTE

JULIETTE FONTAINE - SR. ALBINA born 14 dec 1896 Montreal, Quebec and died
29 spet 1984 North Bay, Ontario

EGLANTINE FONTAINE - SR. OMER born 20 jan 1900. She is still alive and
living in North Bay!

BERTHA FONTINE born 22 july 1901 and died 2 sept 1972. She married GERALD
DION

ANNA FONTAINE born 7 mar 1903 and died 23 oct 1969( I believe in Fort
William). She married WILFRED CONNOLLY

ARTHUR FONTAINE died april 10, ?(I believe in Fort William. He married
LAURA CABANA


AZARIE'S PARENTS ARE: JOSEPH FONTAINE born 3 mar 1831, St-Jacques de
Montcalm, Quebec and died 5 aug 1893, Montreal, Quebec. He married EULALIE
(DOMITILDE-ELIZABETH) DUPUIS on 9 aug 1853, St-Jacques de Montcalm, Quebec.
She is the daughter of JEAN-BAPTISTE DUPUIS AND MARIE MADELEINE
GERMAIN-BOLDUC. Their children are:

ERNEST FONTAINE
AZAIRE FONTAINE
ALCIDE FONTAINE MARRIED TO GEORGIANNA L'HEUREUX
ARSENE FONTAINE
EMILE FONTAINE
ARTHUR FONTAINE
ALBERT FONTAINE
ACHILEE FONTAINE
ALPHONSINE FONTAINE
ARMELINE FONTAINE
ANNA FONTAINE MARRIED GEORGE LAFORTUNE

JOSEPH FONTAINE'S parents are: JEAN-BAPTISTE FONTAINE AND EMILIE GAUDET.

I have been told (from Daniel Fontaine who with two other gentlemen that are
doing the FONTAINE GENEALOGY) that Joseph Fontaine's ancestors are Acadians:
FONTAINE DIT BEAULIEU. He hasn't sent me the information yet, so I do not
know how.


Supposedly my Azaire and Albina FONTAINE were a pioneer family of Fort
William (from the July 20, 1954, Fort William Daily Times Journal). They had
a write up on the family because of a family reunion. It said that the
family moved to Fort William in 1905 and can trace ancestors back to 11
generations of Canadians. I have just gotten back into my genealogy after
hiatus of three years. Between computer crashes and having two children I
haven't had much chance .

Sorry I don't know more but I thought I'd post anyways. I have been
learning about my heritage.

If I might add one last thought. Back in grade 7 we learnt about the
Acadians and what had happen to them and it made me really really mad!!!
Now finding out I am a decendant of an Acadian I guess I know why!

Keep up the excellent work!

Regards,
Leigh Ann Pettinger Grahlman
researching: FONTAINE, MAISONNEUVE, PETTINGER, GRAHLMAN(N), FLOIN(FLON,
FLOND, FLONS, FLONT AND LEFLONT), BORIAU, DE MULDER AND DE WILDE


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