François DUPONT

Born

11 August 1776 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 February 1856 , Napierville, Canada East

Parents & Family of François DUPONT

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Born: 11 August 1776 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of François DUPONT

Father

Joseph-Marie DUPONT

Mother

Marie-Louise LABRECQUE

Grandparents of François DUPONT

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DUPONT Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Maternal grandparents

François LABRECQUE Louise NADEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie THIBODEAU 31 May 1802 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie THIBODEAU was born abt. 1783 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie died 19 July 1818 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Françoise UNKNOWN.

François married (2) Celeste FOURNIER 10 May 1819 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celeste FOURNIER was born 12 June 1797 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Celeste died 14 October 1864 in Napierville, Canada East . Celeste was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Marie-Anne BARIL.

François DUPONT died 18 February 1856 in Napierville, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François DUPONT

François DUPONT married

Marie THIBODEAU
Marriage date: 31 May 1802
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie THIBODEAU was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Françoise UNKNOWN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François DUPONT and Marie THIBODEAU

Sophie DUPONT

Born: 22 October 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre HEBERT 11 January 1825 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Edouard DUPONT

Born: 20 September 1814, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 April 1869, Saint-Sébastien, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Aurelie DEROME 25 January 1847 Place: Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

François DUPONT married

Celeste FOURNIER
Marriage date: 10 May 1819
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Celeste FOURNIER was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Marie-Anne BARIL

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François DUPONT and Celeste FOURNIER

François Hilaire DUPONT

Born: 12 January 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 February 1884, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marcelline FILION 3 October 1848 Place: Napierville, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1776
11 August 1776
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage / Partner
François DUPONT and Marie THIBODEAU 31 May 1802, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 25 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Sophie DUPONT was born 22 October 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François was 28 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Edouard DUPONT was born 20 September 1814, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François was 38 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie THIBODEAU died 19 July 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1819 Marriage / Partner
François DUPONT and Celeste FOURNIER 10 May 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 42 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
François Hilaire DUPONT was born 12 January 1824, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François was 47 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Sophie DUPONT married 11 January 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Pierre HEBERT

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)