Joseph DUFOUR

Born

3 March 1729 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1806 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR Geneviève GUIGNARD

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Born: 3 March 1729 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR

Mother: Geneviève GUIGNARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GUIGNARD , Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE

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Joseph married Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE 24 October 1752 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE was born 6 December 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite died 1 November 1796 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Esprit SENET (SENEZ) and Marguerite BRAZEAU.

Joseph DUFOUR died 2 April 1806 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada.
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Joseph DUFOUR married

Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE
Marriage date: 24 October 1752
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE was the child of Esprit SENET (SENEZ) and Marguerite BRAZEAU

Children of Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE

Thérèse DUFOUR dite LATOUR

Born: 11 October 1765, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LIENARD dit MONDOR 29 October 1781 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marguerite DUFOUR dite LATOUR

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre HAM dit CHAUSSE 8 February 1796 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1729
3 March 1729
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE 24 October 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Thérèse DUFOUR dite LATOUR was born 11 October 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 36 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.