Francoise DUFOUR

Born

19 August 1759 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

28 December 1831 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Charles DUFOUR dit LATOUR Marie-Francoise DROUIN

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Born: 19 August 1759 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Charles DUFOUR dit LATOUR

Mother: Marie-Francoise DROUIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR , Geneviève GUIGNARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DROUIN , Marie-Anne VANIER

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Francoise married Francois MELOCHE 16 February 1778 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois MELOCHE was born 19 June 1752 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Francois died 2 July 1831 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Francois was the child of Joseph-Marie MELOCHE and Marguerite PICARD.

Francoise DUFOUR died 28 December 1831 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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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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Francoise DUFOUR married

Francois MELOCHE
Marriage date: 16 February 1778
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois MELOCHE was the child of Joseph-Marie MELOCHE and Marguerite PICARD

Children of Francois MELOCHE and Francoise DUFOUR

Francoise MELOCHE

Born: 20 April 1780, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 August 1832, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Louis PRESSEAU dit GAUTHIER 23 November 1801 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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Birth — 1759
19 August 1759
Montréal, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Francoise DUFOUR and Francois MELOCHE 16 February 1778, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Francoise MELOCHE was born 20 April 1780, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Francoise was 20 years old.