Dominique
DUFOUR
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Born: 6 November 1752 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
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Dominique married Marie-Cecile GAUTHIER 7 February 1780 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Cecile GAUTHIER was born 25 October 1761 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Cecile was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Marguerite GODARD dite LAPOINTE.
Dominique DUFOUR died 24 August 1804 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Dominique DUFOUR
Marie-Cecile GAUTHIERMarriage date: 7 February 1780
Marriage place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Cecile GAUTHIER was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Marguerite GODARD dite LAPOINTE
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Birth — 17526 November 1752
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1780 Marriage / PartnerDominique DUFOUR and Marie-Cecile GAUTHIER 7 February 1780, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
He was 27 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
Death — 180424 August 1804
Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 51.
Record added: 12/1/2023 12:55:50 PM
Last updated: 12/1/2023 12:57:03 PM
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