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flag female ancestor  Genevieve  DUFOUR

Born
23 October 1832 La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died
5 January 1909 Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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Born: 23 October 1832 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DUFOUR , Genevieve CHOUINARD
Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie EMOND , Marie-Claire BOIS


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Genevieve  married  François TREMBLAY 5 May 1857 in Chicoutimi, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François TREMBLAY  was born 28 June 1825 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  François died 19 May 1894 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay).  François was the child of Gregoire TREMBLAY and Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT).

Genevieve DUFOUR died 5 January 1909 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse & Children of Genevieve DUFOUR

Genevieve DUFOUR married flag male ancestor François TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 5 May 1857
Marriage place: Chicoutimi, Canada East
François TREMBLAY was the child of Gregoire TREMBLAY and Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT)



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Children of François TREMBLAY and Genevieve DUFOUR



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BirthBirth — 1832
23 October 1832
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1857 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve DUFOUR and François TREMBLAY 5 May 1857, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

She was 24 years old.
1858 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 10 March 1858, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Genevieve was 25 years old.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 Birth of Child
Francois (Francis) TREMBLAY was born 17 February 1867, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Genevieve was 34 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1869 Birth of Child
Fredeline TREMBLAY was born 12 July 1869, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Genevieve was 36 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1877 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY married 11,13 1877, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Honore-Henri DUBE
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1891 Marriage of Child
Francois (Francis) TREMBLAY married 8 September 1891, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Adele LEMIEUX
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1894 Death of Spouse/Partner
François TREMBLAY died 19 May 1894, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
DeathDeath — 1909
5 January 1909
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 76.
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