Charles DUFAULT
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Born: 30 April 1821 in Sorel, Lower Canada
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Charles married Olive PELOQUIN 9 September 1851 in Sorel, Canada East . Olive PELOQUIN was born 26 December 1833 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Olive died 17 January 1861 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Olive was the child of Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER.
Charles married (2) Edwidge DORVAL 14 October 1861 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East . Edwidge DORVAL was born 28 May 1829 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Edwidge died 18 March 1886 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Edwidge was the child of Jean-Baptiste DORVAL and Françoise DUTREMBLE dite DESROSIERS.
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Marriage date: 9 September 1851
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Olive PELOQUIN was the child of Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Marriage date: 14 October 1861
Marriage place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Edwidge DORVAL was the child of Jean-Baptiste DORVAL and Françoise DUTREMBLE dite DESROSIERS
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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30 April 1821
Sorel, Lower Canada
Charles DUFAULT and Olive PELOQUIN 9 September 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 30 years old.

1851 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Charles DUFAULT and Edwidge DORVAL 14 October 1861, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
He was 40 years old.
Record added: 3/23/2015 2:58:27 PM
Last updated: 4/9/2025 11:28:45 PM
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