Jean-François DUFOUR

Born

5 April 1743 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1818 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Gabriel DUFOUR Geneviève TREMBLAY

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Born: 5 April 1743 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel DUFOUR

Mother: Geneviève TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR , Louise GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: François-Xavier TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Jean-François married Marie-Madeleine BRISSON 20 October 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine BRISSON was born 26 March 1742 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Madeleine died 17 November 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Ignace BRISSON dit DUTILLY and Marguerite LAVOIE.

Jean-François DUFOUR died 26 January 1818 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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Marie-Madeleine BRISSON
Marriage date: 20 October 1766
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Madeleine BRISSON was the child of Ignace BRISSON dit DUTILLY and Marguerite LAVOIE

Children of Jean-François DUFOUR and Marie-Madeleine BRISSON

Madeleine DUFOUR

Born: 17 October 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 May 1842, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Alexis BERGERON 4 November 1790 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR

Born: 9 September 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD 28 August 1798 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Francois DUFOUR

Born: 6 January 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 May 1857, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Anne BRASSARD 1803

Marie DUFOUR

Born: 20 April 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 July 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Louis BOUCHARD 20 February 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis DUFOUR

Born: 4 May 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 November 1839, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule TREMBLAY 15 November 1802 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DUFOUR

Born: 14 September 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 November 1867, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Emerentienne BLACKBURN 21 January 1805 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1743
5 April 1743
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François DUFOUR and Marie-Madeleine BRISSON 20 October 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR was born 17 October 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 24 years old.

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

Jean-François was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Francois DUFOUR was born 6 January 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie DUFOUR was born 20 April 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 31 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis DUFOUR was born 4 May 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 33 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 14 September 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR married 4 November 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Alexis BERGERON

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie DUFOUR married 20 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph-Louis BOUCHARD

1798 Marriage of Child
Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR married 28 August 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Louis DUFOUR married 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Ursule TREMBLAY

1805 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFOUR married 21 January 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emerentienne BLACKBURN

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine BRISSON died 17 November 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

Death — 1818
26 January 1818
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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