Francois DUPIL

Born

15 December 1768 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 February 1828 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Augustin DUPIL (DUPLILLE)Marie-Agathe NOLIN

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Born: 15 December 1768 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Augustin DUPIL (DUPLILLE)

Mother: Marie-Agathe NOLIN

Paternal grandparents: Augustin DUPIL (DUPLILLE) , Madeleine-Francoise LECOMTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre NOLIN , Marie-Madeleine PRESSEAU

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Francois married Felicite BERNIER 11 August 1819 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite BERNIER was born 7 February 1796 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Felicite was the child of Charles BERNIER and Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES).

Francois DUPIL died 16 February 1828 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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 Francois DUPIL

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Francois DUPIL married

Felicite BERNIER
Marriage date: 11 August 1819
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Felicite BERNIER was the child of Charles BERNIER and Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

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Children of Francois DUPIL and Felicite BERNIER

Joseph DUPIL

Born: 1 May 1820, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 1 November 1875, Ste-Pétronille-de-Beaulieu, Canada

Married: Marie-Theotiste CHATIGNY 4 October 1844 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1768
15 December 1768
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.