Alexis DUFOUR

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22 October 1788 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

4 August 1847 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR Genevieve BOUCHARD

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Born: 22 October 1788 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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Alexis married Antoinette TREMBLAY 23 November 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Antoinette TREMBLAY was born 21 May 1788 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Antoinette died 20 June 1846 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Antoinette was the child of René-Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY.

Alexis DUFOUR died 4 August 1847 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.

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Spouse & Children of Alexis DUFOUR

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Alexis DUFOUR married

Antoinette TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 23 November 1815
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Antoinette TREMBLAY was the child of René-Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY

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Children of Alexis DUFOUR and Antoinette TREMBLAY

Alexis-David DUFOUR

Born: 19 November 1815, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada
Died: 23 June 1816, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Leocade DUFOUR

Born: 15 February 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 30 August 1903, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Cyriac DUFOUR

Born: 8 April 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Arnauld DUFOUR

Born: 4 October 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 20 March 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Ide DUFOUR

Born: 16 August 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 27 January 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marie-Zoe DUFOUR

Born: 4 October 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 5 January 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Melece DUFOUR

Born: 26 July 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Guillaume (William) DUFOUR

Born: 18 December 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 23 November 1905, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Edith TREMBLAY 20 April 1852 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1788
22 October 1788
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Alexis DUFOUR and Antoinette TREMBLAY 23 November 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Alexis-David DUFOUR was born 19 November 1815, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Alexis was 27 years old.

1816 Death of Child
Alexis-David DUFOUR died 23 June 1816, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Alexis was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Leocade DUFOUR was born 15 February 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 28 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Cyriac DUFOUR was born 8 April 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 30 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Arnauld DUFOUR was born 4 October 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 32 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Ide DUFOUR was born 16 August 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 35 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Child
Arnauld DUFOUR died 20 March 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 37 years old.

1826 Birth of Child
Marie-Zoe DUFOUR was born 4 October 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 37 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Ide DUFOUR died 27 January 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 38 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
Melece DUFOUR was born 26 July 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 40 years old.

1830 Death of Child
Marie-Zoe DUFOUR died 5 January 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 41 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Guillaume (William) DUFOUR was born 18 December 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 42 years old.

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)

1846 Death of Child
Cyriac DUFOUR died 2 February 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 57 years old.

1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoinette TREMBLAY died 20 June 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Death — 1847
4 August 1847
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 58.

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