Welcome to our Family Tree!
This is an ongoing project which will probably never be finished. I hope you enjoy browsing through our Family Tree and hope that you may find some Family links of interest. If you can add to the information or provide any error corrections, please contact me. Bucky: bucky2@cox.net
Dedicated to my parents Fredrick E. Fontaine 1905-1988 & Aldina M. Mercier 1909-1976 Married 1929.
I always had a passion for genealogy.
Being an active member at the American-French Genealogical Society http://www.afgs.org/ since 1994, it's only then I seriously began researching for my family ancestors.
Since then, this passion does not cease growing. Along the way, I've piled up a great quantity of information from which, I hope, could be useful for you. Meanwhile, I invite you to meet with my paternal grandparents, Felix Joseph Fontaine & Marie Alphonsine Côté. and also my maternal grandparents, Pierre Mercier & Melvina Bertrand.
To All My Cousins!
Some families know a great deal about their roots; others know very little. This site is an attempt to record what I've learned about our family history. In these modern times, families tend to be scattered all over the country, if not the world. One of the goals of this web site is to help our family stay connected even though we live far apart.
Family Research is not a one person undertaking. I have had much help along the way. Much help has come from others researching the same lines and who were willing to share their research with me. And much has come from relatives who were kind enough to share information about their families with me. Most of all, my Great grandmother who lived to the age of 103 years was most helpful to me.
My genealogy information has been compiled to the best of my ability as an amateur genealogist and as accurate as my sources. I am open to new or different information. As always, the information provided should be used as a guide in your search and not as a source. I will gladly share my sources. Bucky
I am researching the following family names(from France, Ontario, Michigan and Quebec):
LARIOU, LAFONTAINE, FONTAINE, FOURNIER, MERCIER, BEDARD, BERTRAND, COTE, DAIGLE, GAUDREAU, YVON, HIVON, PHLEM, MONTMAEQUETTE, PICARD, MARCHESSEAULT, GAUY, VAILLANT, MENARD, SCOTT, ST.AMANT.
Who is Jean Lariou dit Lafontaine?
Jean Lariou dit Lafontaine,My seventh great-grandfather and the ancestor of many of the Lafontaine's in America immigrated to Québec around 1660.Jean was the son of Jean Lariou and Jeanne Brusquet from St-Pierre, Marmande,France.On 16 Apr 1674,he married Catherine Mongeau in Notre-Dame -de-Québec,Quebec City.Catherine was the daughter of Pierre-Jacques Mongeau and Louise Dubois from La Rochelle, France.
The search for my ancestors has led me from my birthplace in Attleboro, Mass, back to Québec and France and out to Rhode Island, Hancock, Houghton county, MI and surrounding states.
Please note that all birth dates after 1900 have been listed as "Private" Since we care about the private life rights,of the living persons'data are not shown on the Web.Unless a death date is known. This was done to ensure the privacy of those still living.
I would be continually grateful for any additions and corrections to the family that you find.
Please Note: The information showed in these pages should not be considered as official source. Every genealogist should verify!!!
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- The Dodgeville Mill (83 KB)
An essay on the history of the Dodgeville Mill in Attleboro, Massachusetts. This textile mill and the village life it spawned is typical of hundreds of mills throughout New England that lured French Canadians with promises of steady work and a better life. For many, the promises held up. Author: Marjorie Lizotte Chapman, See Link below.
- SLATER MILL (24 KB)
SLATER MILL
A Living History
Slater Mill Historic Site, "the Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution", is located in my back yard on the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Descendant of many French-Canadians whose arrival in New England during the middle to late 1800's provided the manpower for the weaving industry... textile mills attached to every river throughout the region.
- My 5 Children & Old Shep (58 KB)
top left to right: Roger Jr., Deb, Bob,
seated: Gary, Don, & Old Shep.
- My grand mother & great-grandmother (21 KB)
Louise Estell Hivon Dit Yvon seated on right & Melvina Bertrand standing on left, picture is one of 5 generations.
- Felix Joseph Fontaine & Marie Alphonsine Côté (50 KB)
Right to Left = Feliex, Alice, Irene, Raymond, Henry, Fredrick, Helen, Leo.
- Pépère & Mémère + Raymond, Felix, Freddy, 1905 (43 KB)
Pépère holding Raymond, Mémère holding Freddy & Felix is standing House on 75 Ottawa St Attleboro, MA.
- 5 Generations (24 KB)
seated at left Louise Estell Hivon Aka Yvon, seated on right Lorraine holding Jane, standing on left Aldina (Addy) standing on right Melvina
- Family (27 KB)
front left Fred, Norman, Aldina, back left Muriel, Louise, Roger, Lorraine
- Can't Find my Coat Of Arms (13 KB)
Coat of Arms.Before incorporating a coat of arms into your family history, it is important to note that sharing a surname does not necessarily mean that you share the right to a coat of arms. There is, for example, no such thing as a coat of arms for all people whose surname is LARIOU. A coat of arms can only be granted to an individual and, as such, arms are associated with specific lineages rather than surnames. Similarly, many families with different names, LARIOU, LAFONTAINE, FONTAINE, may share the same coat of arms. To claim a coat of arms as part of your family history, you must trace your lineage to the individual to whom the coat of arms was granted.
- Your Host (29 KB)
April 29, 1992
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