Joseph
DUFAULT
(b.
27 December 1849
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
17 July 1912
,
Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
)
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Joseph DUFAULT was born 27 December 1849 in Québec Province, Canada
Joseph DUFAULT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Adelaide Elizabeth Dolly BELANGER abt. 1870 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide Elizabeth Dolly BELANGER was born abt. 1850 Adelaide Elizabeth Dolly died 27 November 1922
Joseph DUFAULT died 17 July 1912 in Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph DUFAULT
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Adelaide Elizabeth Dolly BELANGER-- Date: abt. 1870 Place:
Children of Joseph DUFAULT and Adelaide Elizabeth Dolly BELANGER:
Francois (Francis) Oliver RANCLOS (DUFAULT) (b.21 August, 1870, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1933, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Mary WHEELER 27 August 1892 in Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond)
Adelaide Elizabeth Dolly BELANGER-- Date: abt. 1870 Place: Children of Joseph DUFAULT and Adelaide Elizabeth Dolly BELANGER:
Francois (Francis) Oliver RANCLOS (DUFAULT) (b.21 August, 1870, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1933, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)m. Mary WHEELER 27 August 1892 in Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond)
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1849 Birth 27 December 1849
Québec Province, Canada
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Birth of ChildFrancois (Francis) Oliver RANCLOS (DUFAULT) was born 21 August, 1870, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 20 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1892 Marriage of ChildFrancois (Francis) Oliver RANCLOS (DUFAULT) married 27 August 1892, Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond) to Mary WHEELER
1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1912 Death 17 July 1912
Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 62.
Added: 10/1/2025 2:30:27 PM
- Updated: 10/1/2025 2:30:27 PM
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