Charles MCDUFF

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9 February 1795 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Died

December 1885 , Ste-Julie, Vercheres, Quebec, Canada

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Charles MCDUFF Marie-Angélique MORARD dite LAFORME

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Born: 9 February 1795 in Varennes, Lower Canada

Father: Charles MCDUFF

Mother: Marie-Angélique MORARD dite LAFORME

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME , Elisabeth PARENT

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Charles married Thérèse GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN 21 August 1821 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 28 June 1804 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Thérèse died 12 December 1838 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Thérèse was the child of Joseph-Paul GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Exupere HUET dite DULUDE.

Charles married (2) Louise-Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU 25 November 1839 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise-Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 11 March 1820 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louise-Marie died 18 May 1884 in Ste-Julie, Verchères, Québec, Canada. Louise-Marie was the child of Joseph DALPE and Marie-Apolline SAVARIA.

Charles MCDUFF died December 1885 in Ste-Julie, Vercheres, Quebec, Canada.
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Charles MCDUFF married

Thérèse GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN
Marriage date: 21 August 1821
Marriage place: Boucherville, Lower Canada
Thérèse GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Joseph-Paul GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Exupere HUET dite DULUDE

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Children of Charles MCDUFF and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

Charlotte MCDUFF

Born: 1 August 1826, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 7 February 1917, Sainte-Julie, Verchères, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine BLAIN 20 August 1849 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles MCDUFF married

Louise-Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU
Marriage date: 25 November 1839
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Louise-Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of Joseph DALPE and Marie-Apolline SAVARIA

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Children of Charles MCDUFF and Louise-Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

Elisa-Marie MCDUFF

Born: 16 May 1853, Ste-Julie, Verchères, Canada East
Died: 20 November 1924, Upton, Québec, Canada

Married: Eustache PROVOST 6 February 1875

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Birth — 1795
9 February 1795
Varennes, Lower Canada

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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Charles MCDUFF and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN 21 August 1821, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.

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)

1826 Birth of Child
Charlotte MCDUFF was born 1 August 1826, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 31 years old.

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN died 12 December 1838, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage / Partner
Charles MCDUFF and Louise-Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU 25 November 1839, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 44 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Marriage of Child
Charlotte MCDUFF married 20 August 1849, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Antoine BLAIN

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Birth of Child
Elisa-Marie MCDUFF was born 16 May 1853, Ste-Julie, Verchères, Québec, Canada

Charles was 58 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - 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.