Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR

Born

15 November 1742 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

1 June 1810 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

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Bonaventure DUFOUR Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

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Born: 15 November 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve BOUCHARD 17 November 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Genevieve BOUCHARD was born 2 February 1754 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died 25 November 1834 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR died 1 June 1810 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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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Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR married

Genevieve BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 17 November 1768
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve BOUCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR and Genevieve BOUCHARD

Bonaventure DUFOUR

Born: 28 October 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine TREMBLAY 16 July 1798 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Felicite DUFOUR

Born: 4 May 1775, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 October 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOILY 12 February 1798 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Emerentienne DUFOUR

Born: 21 May 1780, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre TREMBLAY 27 January 1806 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Zachary DUFOUR

Born: 14 August 1782, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 May 1855, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Christine TREMBLAY 29 August 1808 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre DUFOUR

Born: 22 October 1784, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Modeste TREMBLAY 6 May 1817 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis DUFOUR

Born: 22 October 1788, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Antoinette TREMBLAY 23 November 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Rosalie DUFOUR

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Isaac TREMBLAY 29 August 1808 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Joseph DUFOUR

Born: 11 October 1790, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1863, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne GUAY 23 August 1814 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Luce DUFOUR

Born: 13 December 1794, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada
Died: 28 December 1821, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Michel SIMARD 15 June 1812 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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Birth — 1742
15 November 1742
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR and Genevieve BOUCHARD 17 November 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Bonaventure DUFOUR was born 28 October 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Felicite DUFOUR was born 4 May 1775, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Emerentienne DUFOUR was born 21 May 1780, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Zachary DUFOUR was born 14 August 1782, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Pierre DUFOUR was born 22 October 1784, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Alexis DUFOUR was born 22 October 1788, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 11 October 1790, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Luce DUFOUR was born 13 December 1794, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Felicite DUFOUR married 12 February 1798, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jean-Baptiste BOILY

1798 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure DUFOUR married 16 July 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Madeleine TREMBLAY

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Emerentienne DUFOUR married 27 January 1806, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Pierre TREMBLAY

1808 Marriage of Child
Rosalie DUFOUR married 29 August 1808, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Isaac TREMBLAY

1808 Marriage of Child
Zachary DUFOUR married 29 August 1808, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Christine TREMBLAY