Hi Deb
I have Fillion's in my tree but only by marriage. I am from the Ottawa area so thought perhaps there could be a connection, but does not seem to be. I did some investigation for you but could not find records for Alexis Etienne other than the 1871 census. The family was living in Ottawa. It is indeed strange because it says he was born in Quebec around 1868, but the family was living in Ottawa in 1871. I also found a baptism record for his brother Albert and his sister mary Anne and also a marriage record for his parents Jean Fillion and Anna Ellen Russell, married at St. Patrick Church, Ottawa on 23 Nov 1863. Their daughter Mary Anne was baptized at St. Patrick, Ottawa on 11 Sep 1864 (born 2 Sept 1864), she died and was buried 11 March 1867 from St. Patrick Church, Ottawa. Albert Alexandre son of Jean and Anna (brother of Alexis) was baptized at Notre-Dame Basilica, Ottawa on 11 Nov 1866.