Charles DUFOUR

Born

17 October 1787 , La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 October 1858 , Chicoutimi, Canada East

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Germain DUFOUR Genevieve GONTHIER

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Born: 17 October 1787 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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Charles married Monique BARRETTE 8 January 1811 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Monique BARRETTE was born 31 December 1783 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Monique died 5 December 1842 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Monique was the child of Basile BARRETTE and Marguerite SIMARD.

Charles DUFOUR died 27 October 1858 in Chicoutimi, Canada East .
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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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Monique BARRETTE
Marriage date: 8 January 1811
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Monique BARRETTE was the child of Basile BARRETTE and Marguerite SIMARD

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Children of Charles DUFOUR and Monique BARRETTE

Marguerite DUFOUR

Born: abt. 1811, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 June 1851, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 20 February 1832 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Josephte DUFOUR

Born: 19 December 1819, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 May 1890, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Michel TREMBLAY 18 September 1854 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Felicite DUFOUR

Born: 13 September 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 July 1911, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean TREMBLAY 5 February 1850 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Emilienne DUFOUR

Born: abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 March 1860, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Jules TREMBLAY 3 February 1846 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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Birth — 1787
17 October 1787
La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Charles DUFOUR and Monique BARRETTE 8 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 23 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.

1819 Birth of Child
Josephte DUFOUR was born 19 December 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Charles was 32 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Felicite DUFOUR was born 13 September 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Charles was 39 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUFOUR married 20 February 1832, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph TREMBLAY

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

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

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

1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Monique BARRETTE died 5 December 1842, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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)

1846 Marriage of Child
Emilienne DUFOUR married 3 February 1846, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Jules TREMBLAY

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

1850 Marriage of Child
Felicite DUFOUR married 5 February 1850, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jean TREMBLAY

1851 Death of Child
Marguerite DUFOUR died 14 June 1851, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Charles was 63 years old.

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

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

1854 Marriage of Child
Josephte DUFOUR married 18 September 1854, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Michel TREMBLAY

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

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

Death — 1858
27 October 1858
Chicoutimi, Canada East
He died at the age of 71.

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