Timothee DUFOUR

Born

14 January 1766 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 November 1847 , La Malbaie, Canada East

Parents of Timothee DUFOUR

Father

Gabriel DUFOUR

Mother

Madeleine BOISSONNEAU

Grandparents of Timothee DUFOUR

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR Louise GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU Marie-Josephte DEMEULES

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

Timothee married Elisabeth SIMARD 7 November 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth SIMARD was born 24 January 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 21 May 1843 in La Malbaie, Canada East . Elisabeth was the child of Louis-Henri SIMARD and Felicite BOIVIN.

Timothee DUFOUR died 10 November 1847 in La Malbaie, Canada East .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Timothee DUFOUR

Timothee DUFOUR married

Elisabeth SIMARD
Marriage date: 7 November 1796
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Elisabeth SIMARD was the child of Louis-Henri SIMARD and Felicite BOIVIN

Children of Timothee DUFOUR and Elisabeth SIMARD

Elisabeth DUFOUR

Born: 16 September 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 27 November 1879, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Married: Abraham TREMBLAY 20 February 1821 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Benjamin DUFOUR

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 April 1887, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Leocadie COTE 12 February 1828 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Roger DUFOUR

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 January 1880, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Adelaide TREMBLAY 1 March 1824 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Timothee's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1766
14 January 1766
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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Timothee DUFOUR and Elisabeth SIMARD 7 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 30 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DUFOUR was born 16 September 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Timothee was 31 years old.

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

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DUFOUR married 20 February 1821, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Abraham TREMBLAY

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Roger DUFOUR married 1 March 1824, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Adelaide TREMBLAY

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Benjamin DUFOUR married 12 February 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Leocadie COTE

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)

1843 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth SIMARD died 21 May 1843, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1847
10 November 1847
La Malbaie, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.

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