Joseph DUFOUR

Born

18 March 1781 , La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 February 1822 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Germain DUFOUR Genevieve GONTHIER

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Born: 18 March 1781 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Germain DUFOUR

Mother: Genevieve GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DUFOUR , Felicite SIMARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean GONTHIER , Marie-Josephte GAGNON

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Joseph married Genevieve CHOUINARD 25 October 1803 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Genevieve CHOUINARD was born 2 February 1786 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Genevieve died 19 September 1847 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Marie CHOUINARD and Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES.

Joseph DUFOUR died 16 February 1822 in La Malbaie, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Genevieve CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 25 October 1803
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Genevieve CHOUINARD was the child of Jean-Marie CHOUINARD and Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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Children of Joseph DUFOUR and Genevieve CHOUINARD

Adrienne DUFOUR

Born: 7 April 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 September 1833, Sainte-Agnès, Saguenay, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie DESBIENS 11 November 1823 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Cyrille DUFOUR

Born: 21 June 1809, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 15 October 1887, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne EMOND 24 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephe DUFOUR

Born: 3 November 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 August 1868, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean TREMBLAY 23 June 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DUFOUR

Born: 4 August 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 May 1895,

Married: Flavie BLACKBURN 2 February 1836 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1781
18 March 1781
La Malbaie, 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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFOUR and Genevieve CHOUINARD 25 October 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Adrienne DUFOUR was born 7 April 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Cyrille DUFOUR was born 21 June 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUFOUR was born 3 November 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 4 August 1815, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph was 34 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England