Joseph DUFOUR

Born

7 October 1744 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

15 December 1829 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Bonaventure DUFOUR Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

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Born: 7 October 1744 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Bonaventure DUFOUR

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR , Louise GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Louis TREMBLAY , Françoise MOREL

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Joseph married Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY 2 September 1771 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY was born 12 February 1746 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Charlotte died 5 September 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Guillaume TREMBLAY and Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL).

Joseph DUFOUR died 15 December 1829 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 2 September 1771
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY was the child of Guillaume TREMBLAY and Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL)

Children of Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Marie-Geneviève DUFOUR

Born: 3 June 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 July 1793, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Marie-Charlotte DUFOUR

Born: 8 November 1777, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Louis DESGAGNES 12 February 1798 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Constance DUFOUR

Born: 27 April 1783, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1744
7 October 1744
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY 2 September 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève DUFOUR was born 3 June 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 29 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DUFOUR was born 8 November 1777, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Constance DUFOUR was born 27 April 1783, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 38 years old.

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY died 5 September 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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

1793 Death of Child
Marie-Geneviève DUFOUR died 22 July 1793, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte DUFOUR married 12 February 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph-Louis DESGAGNES

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

1804 Death of Child
Marie-Constance DUFOUR died 30 April 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 59 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

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)

Death — 1829
15 December 1829
Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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