François DUFOUR

Born

18 March 1774 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 December 1848 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

François married Marie-Anne LECLERC 7 February 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LECLERC was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Anne died 15 November 1857 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-François LECLERC and Julie-Judith TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of François DUFOUR

Parents of François DUFOUR

Father

Gabriel DUFOUR

Mother

Madeleine BOISSONNEAU

Grandparents of François DUFOUR

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR Louise GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU Marie-Josephte DEMEULES

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François DUFOUR

François DUFOUR married

Marie-Anne LECLERC
Marriage date: 7 February 1797
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

See marriage record for François DUFOUR and Marie-Anne LECLERC
Marie-Anne LECLERC was the child of Jean-François LECLERC and Julie-Judith TREMBLAY

Children of François DUFOUR and Marie-Anne LECLERC

Elisabeth DUFOUR

Born: 13 June 1802, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jerome TREMBLAY 14 February 1831 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Christine DUFOUR

Born: 15 April 1806, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 9 August 1878, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Luc TRUCHON 5 July 1830 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1774
18 March 1774
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
François DUFOUR and Marie-Anne LECLERC 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 22 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DUFOUR was born 13 June 1802, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 28 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Christine DUFOUR was born 15 April 1806, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François 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