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Paul DUFAULT

(b. 13 January 1787 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 March 1881 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Paul DUFAULT was born 13 January 1787 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul DUFAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François DUFAULT and Charlotte PILOTE (maternal) Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Geneviève HUS PAUL

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Paul married Catherine ST-MARTIN 7 January 1811 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Catherine ST-MARTIN was born 26 May 1794 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine died 30 March 1814 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine was the child of Antoine ST-MARTIN and Elisabeth LAVALLÉE.

Paul married (2) Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE 14 October 1816 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE was born April 1800 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Marthe was the child of Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Paul married (3) Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD 13 February 1828 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD was born 23 September 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Josephte died 4 June 1874 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD and Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.

Paul DUFAULT died 1 March 1881 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Paul DUFAULT

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Paul DUFAULT married

Catherine ST-MARTIN-- Date: 7 January 1811 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Catherine ST-MARTIN was the child of Antoine ST-MARTIN and Elisabeth LAVALLÉE

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Children of Paul DUFAULT and Catherine ST-MARTIN:

Raphael DUFAULT (b.12 May 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louise PAUL HUS 3 February 1835 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Claire DUFAULT (b.19 March 1814, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Paul DUFAULT married

Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE-- Date: 14 October 1816 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE was the child of Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Immaculee-Conception, St-Ours

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Children of Paul DUFAULT and Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE:

Paul DUFAULT (b.9 January 1818, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Pierre DUFAULT (b.2 November 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 30 December 1908, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Sophie VILANDRE 29 February 1848 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
m. Desanges LEMOINE 30 June 1873 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Charles DUFAULT (b.abt. 1825, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Olive PELOQUIN 9 September 1851 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul DUFAULT married

Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD-- Date: 13 February 1828 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD was the child of Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD and Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Children of Paul DUFAULT and Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD:

Marguerite DUFAULT (b.1 November 1827, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis VILANDRE 20 October 1846 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Antoine DUFAULT (b.8 March 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Daniel DUFAULT (b.23 August 1831, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

François DUFAULT (b.20 July 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Judith DUFAULT (b.31 July 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Zéphirin PÉLOQUIN 4 November 1856 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

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1787 Birth
13 January 1787
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Paul DUFAULT and Catherine ST-MARTIN 7 January 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Raphael DUFAULT was born 12 May 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 25 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Claire DUFAULT was born 19 March 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 27 years old.

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine ST-MARTIN died 30 March 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1816 Marriage / Partner
Paul DUFAULT and Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE 14 October 1816, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 29 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Paul DUFAULT was born 9 January 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 31 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Pierre DUFAULT was born 2 November 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 32 years old.

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)

Paul was 40 years old.

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

He was 41 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)

Paul was 43 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)

Paul was 44 years old.

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

Paul was 46 years old.

1835 Marriage of Child
Raphael DUFAULT married 3 February 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Louise PAUL HUS

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

Paul was 48 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

1848 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUFAULT married 29 February 1848, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Sophie VILANDRE

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

1851 Marriage of Child
Charles DUFAULT married 9 September 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Olive PELOQUIN

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.