Joseph DUFRESNE

Born

29 May 1750 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1833 , Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

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Born: 29 May 1750 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph DUFRESNE

Father

Joseph BOUIN dit DUFRESNE

Mother

Genevieve ROBITAILLE

Grandparents of Joseph DUFRESNE

Paternal grandparents

Charles-François BOUIN dit DUFRESNE Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN

Maternal grandparents

Romain ROBITAILLE Marie-Francoise MARIER

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

Joseph married Angelique ROBITAILLE 28 October 1771 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique ROBITAILLE was born 9 April 1751 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Angelique died 2 August 1815 in Joliette, Lower Canada . Angelique was the child of François ROBITAILLE and Angelique CHARTRAIN.

Joseph DUFRESNE died 2 April 1833 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DUFRESNE

Joseph DUFRESNE married

Angelique ROBITAILLE
Marriage date: 28 October 1771
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique ROBITAILLE was the child of François ROBITAILLE and Angelique CHARTRAIN

Children of Joseph DUFRESNE and Angelique ROBITAILLE

Jean-Baptiste BOUIN dit DUFRESNE

Born: abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve DENIS 24 January 1803 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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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 — 1750
29 May 1750
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFRESNE and Angelique ROBITAILLE 28 October 1771, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 21 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 Canada

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUIN dit DUFRESNE married 24 January 1803, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada to Genevieve DENIS

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique ROBITAILLE died 2 August 1815, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

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

Death — 1833
2 April 1833
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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