Madeleine BOISSONNEAU

Born

7 October 1737 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1803 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU Marie-Josephte DEMEULES

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Born: 7 October 1737 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU

Mother: Marie-Josephte DEMEULES

Paternal grandparents: Jean BOISSONNEAU , Marguerite-Catherine CHORET

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DEMEULES , Catherine DUBEAU

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Madeleine married Gabriel DUFOUR 9 June 1756 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Gabriel DUFOUR was born abt. 1717 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Gabriel died abt. 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ.

Madeleine BOISSONNEAU died 18 January 1803 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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
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Spouse & Children of Madeleine BOISSONNEAU

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Madeleine BOISSONNEAU married

Gabriel DUFOUR
Marriage date: 9 June 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Gabriel DUFOUR was the child of Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Gabriel DUFOUR and Madeleine BOISSONNEAU

Madeleine DUFOUR

Born: 16 March 1757, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1832, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) 1 October 1781 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Rosalie DUFOUR

Born: 20 December 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Died: 12 August 1823, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine PERRON 18 June 1787 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Josephte DUFOUR

Born: 14 November 1760, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 6 October 1788 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Alexis DUFOUR

Born: 28 May 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada
Died: 5 February 1836, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES 22 October 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Augustin DUFOUR

Born: 8 February 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 November 1834, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 13 August 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Timothee DUFOUR

Born: 14 January 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 November 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth SIMARD 7 November 1796 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre DUFOUR

Born: 9 January 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 January 1806, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE 30 April 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Anne DUFOUR

Born: 2 July 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1852, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Joseph SAVARD 25 February 1800 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François DUFOUR

Born: 18 March 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 December 1848, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne LECLERC 7 February 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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Birth — 1737
7 October 1737
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BOISSONNEAU and Gabriel DUFOUR 9 June 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 18 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR was born 16 March 1757, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 19 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Rosalie DUFOUR was born 20 December 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Josephte DUFOUR was born 14 November 1760, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Alexis DUFOUR was born 28 May 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

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
Augustin DUFOUR was born 8 February 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Timothee DUFOUR was born 14 January 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Pierre DUFOUR was born 9 January 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUFOUR was born 2 July 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
François DUFOUR was born 18 March 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR married 1 October 1781, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Dominique HERVE (HARVEY)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Rosalie DUFOUR married 18 June 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Antoine PERRON

1788 Marriage of Child
Josephte DUFOUR married 6 October 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUFOUR married 30 April 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1792 Marriage of Child
Augustin DUFOUR married 13 August 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

1792 Marriage of Child
Alexis DUFOUR married 22 October 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Timothee DUFOUR married 7 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elisabeth SIMARD

1797 Marriage of Child
François DUFOUR married 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Anne LECLERC

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DUFOUR married 25 February 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph SAVARD