François DUFRESNE

Born

14 February 1771 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 January 1827 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Born: 14 February 1771 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of François DUFRESNE

Father

Philippe DUFRESNE

Mother

Marie-Josephe MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

Grandparents of François DUFRESNE

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Maternal grandparents

Pierre MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR Marie-Jeanne HAY

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François married Geneviève DEMERS 26 September 1796 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève DEMERS was born 12 March 1773 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève died 23 January 1835 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Francois-Amable DEMERS and Geneviève MORIER.

François DUFRESNE died 28 January 1827 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François DUFRESNE

François DUFRESNE married

Geneviève DEMERS
Marriage date: 26 September 1796
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Geneviève DEMERS was the child of Francois-Amable DEMERS and Geneviève MORIER

Children of François DUFRESNE and Geneviève DEMERS

Marie-Louise DUFRESNE

Born: abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine FOISY 6 November 1820 Place: Saint-Luc, 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 — 1771
14 February 1771
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
François DUFRESNE and Geneviève DEMERS 26 September 1796, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

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

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