Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Born

23 September 1795 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Died

4 June 1874 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

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Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Born: 23 September 1795 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Mother: Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Paternal grandparents: François-Joseph MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD , Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE , Josephte LAFERRIÈRE

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Josephte married Paul DUFAULT 13 February 1828 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Paul DUFAULT was born 13 January 1787 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Paul died 1 March 1881 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Paul was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE.

Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD died 4 June 1874 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

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Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD married

Paul DUFAULT
Marriage date: 13 February 1828
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Paul DUFAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE

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Children of Paul DUFAULT and Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Marguerite DUFAULT

Born: 1 November 1827, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis VILANDRE 20 October 1846 Place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Antoine DUFAULT

Born: 8 March 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Daniel DUFAULT

Born: 23 August 1831, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

François DUFAULT

Born: 20 July 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Judith DUFAULT

Born: 31 July 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Zéphirin PÉLOQUIN 4 November 1856 Place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1795
23 September 1795
Berthierville, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

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)

1827 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUFAULT was born 1 November 1827, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Josephte was 32 years old.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD and Paul DUFAULT 13 February 1828, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 32 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Birth of Child
Antoine DUFAULT was born 8 March 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Daniel DUFAULT was born 23 August 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Josephte was 35 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
François DUFAULT was born 20 July 1833, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Josephte was 37 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Judith DUFAULT was born 31 July 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Josephte was 39 years old.

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)

1846 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUFAULT married 20 October 1846, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Louis VILANDRE

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

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

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

1856 Marriage of Child
Judith DUFAULT married 4 November 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Louis-Zéphirin PÉLOQUIN

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.