Christine HEWITT (HEWETT)

Born

abt. 1798 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

20 April 1850 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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John HEWITT (HEWETT)Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST

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Born: abt. 1798 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: John HEWITT (HEWETT)

Mother: Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Christine married Pierre DUFOUR 9 September 1817 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre DUFOUR was born December 1785 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Pierre died 7 March 1850 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Pierre was the child of Germain DUFOUR and Genevieve GONTHIER.

Christine HEWITT (HEWETT) died 20 April 1850 in La Malbaie, 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 Christine HEWITT (HEWETT)

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Christine HEWITT (HEWETT) married

Pierre DUFOUR
Marriage date: 9 September 1817
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Pierre DUFOUR was the child of Germain DUFOUR and Genevieve GONTHIER

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Children of Pierre DUFOUR and Christine HEWITT (HEWETT)

Phebee DUFOUR

Born: 2 November 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 2 October 1906, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Married: David GILBERT 29 September 1846 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Symphorienne DUFOUR

Born: 12 December 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis VILLENEUVE 26 June 1849 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

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

1817 Marriage / Partner
Christine HEWITT (HEWETT) and Pierre DUFOUR 9 September 1817, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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)

1827 Birth of Child
Phebee DUFOUR was born 2 November 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Symphorienne DUFOUR was born 12 December 1831, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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 Marriage of Child
Phebee DUFOUR married 29 September 1846, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to David GILBERT

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

1849 Marriage of Child
Symphorienne DUFOUR married 26 June 1849, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis VILLENEUVE