Marguerite D'AMOURS

Born

3 November 1780 , Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 May 1855 , Châteauguay, Canada East

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Jean-Francois-Baptiste D'AMOURS Charlotte-Marie DAOUST

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Born: 3 November 1780 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Francois-Baptiste D'AMOURS

Mother: Charlotte-Marie DAOUST

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Joseph D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN , Françoise PRIEUR

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume DAOUST , Marie-Catherine HUNAULT

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Marguerite married Dominique DUPONT 3 November 1801 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dominique DUPONT was born 23 May 1773 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Dominique died 30 April 1844 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Dominique was the child of Jacques-Amable DUPONT dit VADEBONCOEUR and Antoinette DAIGNEAU (DENIAU).

Marguerite D'AMOURS died 9 May 1855 in Châteauguay, 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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Marguerite D'AMOURS married

Dominique DUPONT
Marriage date: 3 November 1801
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Dominique DUPONT was the child of Jacques-Amable DUPONT dit VADEBONCOEUR and Antoinette DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

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Dominique DUPONT

Born: 15 October 1802, Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Died: 28 July 1854, Châteauguay, Canada East

Married: Marguerite POIRIER 25 November 1822 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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Birth — 1780
3 November 1780
Châteauguay, 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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite D'AMOURS and Dominique DUPONT 3 November 1801, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

She was 21 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Dominique DUPONT was born 15 October 1802, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Marguerite was 21 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

1822 Marriage of Child
Dominique DUPONT married 25 November 1822, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marguerite POIRIER

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)