Marie-Josephe DUPUIS

Born

15 August 1789 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 December 1885 , Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe married Alexis CYR 13 January 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis CYR was born 28 May 1785 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . Alexis died 23 September 1853 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East. Alexis was the child of Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN and Marie-Marguerite HERPIN .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephe DUPUIS

Parents of Marie-Josephe DUPUIS

Father

Joseph DUPUIS

Mother

Françoise BENOIT

Grandparents of Marie-Josephe DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents

Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN

Maternal grandparents

Geoffroi BENOIT Madeleine BABIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephe DUPUIS

Marie-Josephe DUPUIS married

Alexis CYR
Marriage date: 13 January 1806
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Alexis CYR was the child of Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN and Marie-Marguerite HERPIN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Alexis CYR and Marie-Josephe DUPUIS

Marie-Josephe CYR

Born: 4 January 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN 21 February 1832 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Joseph CYR

Born: 7 December 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julienne PAQUET dite LAVALLEE 8 July 1828 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Josephe's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Marie-Josephe DUPUIS.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Marie-Josephe DUPUIS.

How to read this timeline
Records about Marie-Josephe DUPUIS and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1789
15 August 1789
Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DUPUIS and Alexis CYR 13 January 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 16 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CYR was born 4 January 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Josephe was 18 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Joseph CYR was born 7 December 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Josephe was 20 years old.

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)

1828 Marriage of Child
Joseph CYR married 8 July 1828, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada to Julienne PAQUET dite LAVALLEE

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe CYR married 21 February 1832, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada to Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

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)

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

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

1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis CYR died 23 September 1853, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

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.