Pierre DUFAULT

(b. 2 November 1819 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 30 December 1908 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Pierre DUFAULT was born 2 November 1819 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Pierre DUFAULT was the child of Paul DUFAULT and Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE (maternal) Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Pierre married Sophie VILANDRE 29 February 1848 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Sophie was the child of Alexis DUTEAU dit VILANDRE and Marguerite LETENDRE.

Pierre married (2) Desanges LEMOINE 30 June 1873 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada . Desanges LEMOINE was born 17 January 1832 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Desanges died 28 April 1911 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Desanges was the child of Barthélémy HUS LEMOINE and Catherine BERGERON.

Pierre DUFAULT died 30 December 1908 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre DUFAULT

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Pierre DUFAULT married

Sophie VILANDRE-- Date: 29 February 1848 Place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Lower Canada
Sophie VILANDRE was the child of Alexis DUTEAU dit VILANDRE and Marguerite LETENDRE

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Children of Pierre DUFAULT and Sophie VILANDRE:

Delia DUFAULT (b.10 February 1852, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Cyrille PELOQUIN 17 October 1871 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Pierre DUFAULT married

Desanges LEMOINE-- Date: 30 June 1873 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
Desanges LEMOINE was the child of Barthélémy HUS LEMOINE and Catherine BERGERON

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Children of Pierre DUFAULT and Desanges LEMOINE:

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1819 Birth
2 November 1819
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUFAULT and Sophie VILANDRE 29 February 1848, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Birth of Child
Delia DUFAULT was born 10 February 1852, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 32 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.

1871 Marriage of Child
Delia DUFAULT married 17 October 1871, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Cyrille PELOQUIN

1873 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUFAULT and Desanges LEMOINE 30 June 1873, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

He was 53 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marche Richelieu, Sorel, Que.
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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 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Hotel Saurel, Sorel, P.Q.
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)