Zachary DUFOUR

Born

14 August 1782 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 May 1855 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR Genevieve BOUCHARD

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Born: 14 August 1782 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR

Mother: Genevieve BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Bonaventure DUFOUR , Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD , Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

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Zachary married Christine TREMBLAY 29 August 1808 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Christine TREMBLAY was born 27 February 1786 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Christine died 11 October 1867 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Christine was the child of René-Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY.

Zachary DUFOUR died 11 May 1855 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Zachary DUFOUR

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Zachary DUFOUR married

Christine TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 29 August 1808
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

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Christine TREMBLAY was the child of René-Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY

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Children of Zachary DUFOUR and Christine TREMBLAY

Elisee DUFOUR

Born: 30 August 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Thomas DUFOUR

Born: 18 September 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Lucie DUFOUR

Born: 2 June 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 13 November 1896, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Barnabe TREMBLAY 9 February 1847 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Celeste DUFOUR

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Cyrille DUFOUR

Born: abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1782
14 August 1782
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1808 Marriage / Partner
Zachary DUFOUR and Christine TREMBLAY 29 August 1808, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 26 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Elisee DUFOUR was born 30 August 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Zachary was 28 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Thomas DUFOUR was born 18 September 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Zachary was 30 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Lucie DUFOUR was born 2 June 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Zachary was 32 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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

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)

1847 Marriage of Child
Lucie DUFOUR married 9 February 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Barnabe TREMBLAY

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

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

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