Jean-Baptiste
DUFAULT
Born
15 December 1749
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
Died
31 January 1820
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
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Born: 15 December 1749 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Father:
Joseph DUFAULT
Mother:
Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Joseph DUFAULT dit RACLOS
, Marie-Angélique EMOND
Maternal grandparents:
Étienne ALLAIRE
, Marie-Anne BILODEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN 20 June 1774 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 19 November 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Amable was the child of François MIEL dit LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) and Isabelle EMERY dite CODERRE.
Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT died 31 January 1820 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT
Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT married 
Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN
Marriage date: 20 June 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was the child of François MIEL dit LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) and Isabelle EMERY dite CODERRE
Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNANMarriage date: 20 June 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was the child of François MIEL dit LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) and Isabelle EMERY dite CODERRE
Children of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT and Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN
Marie-Amable DUFAULTBorn: 23 June 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Baptiste DUMAS 23 September 1793 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Rosalie DUFAULTBorn: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Philippe CHARBONNIER dit ST-LAURENT 19 February 1816 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
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Birth — 174915 December 1749
Sorel, Canada, New France
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.
1774 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste DUFAULT and Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN 20 June 1774 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
He was 24 years old.
1775 Birth of ChildMarie-Amable DUFAULT was born 23 June 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1793 Marriage of ChildMarie-Amable DUFAULT married 23 September 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste DUMAS
1816 Marriage of ChildRosalie DUFAULT married 19 February 1816 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Philippe CHARBONNIER dit ST-LAURENT
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Death — 182031 January 1820
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.
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