Joseph DUFAULT

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2 November 1772 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

abt. 1798 ,

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Joseph-Marie DUFAULT Marie-Geneviève THERRIEN

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Born: 2 November 1772 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie DUFAULT

Mother: Marie-Geneviève THERRIEN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DUFAULT , Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre THERRIEN , Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD

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Joseph married Marguerite LAFAILLE 17 September 1792 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite LAFAILLE was born abt. 1770 in New England, USA. Marguerite died 10 May 1824 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marguerite was the child of François LAFAILLE and Marguerite FOREST (FORAIS).

Joseph DUFAULT died abt. 1798
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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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Joseph DUFAULT married

Marguerite LAFAILLE
Marriage date: 17 September 1792
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marguerite LAFAILLE was the child of François LAFAILLE and Marguerite FOREST (FORAIS)

Children of Joseph DUFAULT and Marguerite LAFAILLE

Marguerite DUFAULT

Born: 10 August 1793, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine BROSSEAU 1 August 1814 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie DUFAULT

Born: 24 April 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1868, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Pascal MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND 28 July 1817 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie Louise DUFAULT

Born: 24 September 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 September 1869, St George, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Married: Joseph LANOUE 2 June 1817 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie DUFAULT

Born: 30 August 1798, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 December 1875, Farnham, Québec, Canada

Married: Simon HÉBERT 26 August 1816 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Eusèbe DUFAULT

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 October 1843, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Archange BRAULT 24 January 1826 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Lucie DUFAULT

Born: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Julie DUFAULT

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 March 1869, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis GELINEAU 14 October 1828 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Married: Amable LUSSIER 27 July 1841 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1772
2 November 1772
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DUFAULT - 1772 Baptism Saint-Ours, QC, Canada

1772 Baptism Saint-Ours, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1792 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFAULT and Marguerite LAFAILLE 17 September 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 19 years old.

Joseph DUFAULT - Marriage Saint-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, LAcadie, Quebec

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Saint-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, L'Acadie, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUFAULT was born 10 August 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 20 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie DUFAULT was born 24 April 1795, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie Louise DUFAULT was born 24 September 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Sophie DUFAULT was born 30 August 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 25 years old.

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