Last updated 24-May-2008

Gravestone in Calixa-Lavallee, Quebec

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CANADIAN FONTAINE GENEALOGY ASSOCIATION

This website was created as a focal point for genealogists researching the surnames FONTAINE, FOUNTAIN, LAFONTAINE, LAFOUNTAIN, BIENVENU, WELCOME, PION and SPRING that are descendants of French immigrants that settled in New France (now known as Canada). For researchers seeking information on ancestors that immigrated to American soil, please see links below.

Genealogical Notes

No word on a reunion this year. So I don't expect we will have one in Massachusetts. Considering the rising price of gas and strict border controls, traveling and a chance to see our Canadian cousins is not good.

The new member-only access website is taking too long. Being low on the priority list, development has been put on hold. However, I will still exchange family information with any interested genealogists.

Remember, pictures of past relatives and gravestones are always welcome. Pictures of past relatives provide a face to all the vital information we are collecting. Gravestones provide additional clues we need to fix any errors.

Meet the researchers who decided the creation of a Fontaine descendant database to be a worthwhile lifetime endeavor:

Useless fact (but interesting) - The three of us are all direct descendants of Pierre Fontaine dit Bienvenu. However, we are direct descendants of three different sons of Pierre!

Meet the early ancestors that bravely voyaged to New France:

Links of interest:

Gravestone in Saint-Hugues, Quebec

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