Sophie DUFAULT

(b. 30 August 1798 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 6 December 1875 , Farnham, Québec, Canada )

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Sophie DUFAULT was born 30 August 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Sophie DUFAULT was the child of Joseph DUFAULT and Marguerite LAFAILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie DUFAULT and Marie-Geneviève THERRIEN (maternal) François LAFAILLE and Marguerite FOREST (FORAIS)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Sophie married Simon HÉBERT 26 August 1816 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Simon HÉBERT was born 3 April 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Simon died 22 April 1841 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Simon was the child of Simon Pierre HÉBERT and Marguerite RICHARD.

Sophie DUFAULT died 6 December 1875 in Farnham, 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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Sophie DUFAULT married

Simon HÉBERT-- Date: 26 August 1816 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Simon HÉBERT was the child of Simon Pierre HÉBERT and Marguerite RICHARD

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Children of Simon HÉBERT and Sophie DUFAULT:

Pascal HEBERT (b.14 June 1817, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 9 March 1909, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )
m. Geneviève LEMELIN 27 February 1843 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite HEBERT (b.15 July 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 26 June 1885, Farnham, Québec, Canada )
m. François REGNIER 2 March 1840 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Salomee HEBERT (b.11 August 1819, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 16 July 1891, Farnham, Québec, Canada )
m. Medard CHOUINARD 17 October 1848 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Exuvie-Ludger HEBERT (b.20 April 1821, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Emelie BREAULT (BRO) 3 November 1847 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Exurie HEBERT (b.20 April 1821, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Mathilde HEBERT (b.17 February 1823, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 18 July 1853 , L'Acadie, Canada East )

Joseph HEBERT (b.23 October 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 20 March 1905, Farnham, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Rose BROUILLETTE 3 February 1845 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Rachelle HEBERT (b.13 September 1826, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 5 November 1863, L'Acadie, Canada East )
m. Joseph MARCHAND 7 January 1846 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Jovite HEBERT (ABARE) (b.30 September 1828, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre-Theode LATREMOUILLE 20 August 1850 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Napoleon HEBERT (b.9 August 1830, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 21 February 1832, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

Louis HEBERT (b.24 February 1832, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Elmire HEBERT (b.7 August 1833, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. David BENAC dit CHARTIER 27 April 1852 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François-Frederic HEBERT (b.30 June 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 9 August 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

Emilie HEBERT (b.23 October 1836, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Laurent HEBERT (b.16 November 1838, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

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1798 Birth
30 August 1798
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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

1816 Marriage / Partner
Sophie DUFAULT and Simon HÉBERT 26 August 1816, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

She was 18 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Pascal HEBERT was born 14 June 1817, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 18 years old.

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

1818 Birth of Child
Marguerite HEBERT was born 15 July 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 19 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Salomee HEBERT was born 11 August 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 20 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Exurie HEBERT was born 20 April 1821, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 22 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Exuvie-Ludger HEBERT was born 20 April 1821, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 22 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Mathilde HEBERT was born 17 February 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 24 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Joseph HEBERT was born 23 October 1824, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 26 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Rachelle HEBERT was born 13 September 1826, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 28 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Marie-Jovite HEBERT (ABARE) was born 30 September 1828, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 30 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Napoleon HEBERT was born 9 August 1830, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 31 years old.

1832 Death of Child
Napoleon HEBERT died 21 February 1832, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 33 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Louis HEBERT was born 24 February 1832, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 33 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Elmire HEBERT was born 7 August 1833, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 34 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
François-Frederic HEBERT was born 30 June 1835, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 36 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Birth of Child
Emilie HEBERT was born 23 October 1836, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 38 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Laurent HEBERT was born 16 November 1838, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 40 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HEBERT married 2 March 1840, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to François REGNIER

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Simon HÉBERT died 22 April 1841, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Pascal HEBERT married 27 February 1843, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Geneviève LEMELIN

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Joseph HEBERT married 3 February 1845, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Rose BROUILLETTE

1846 Marriage of Child
Rachelle HEBERT married 7 January 1846, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph MARCHAND

1847 Marriage of Child
Exuvie-Ludger HEBERT married 3 November 1847, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Emelie BREAULT (BRO)

1848 Marriage of Child
Salomee HEBERT married 17 October 1848, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Medard CHOUINARD

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

1850 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jovite HEBERT (ABARE) married 20 August 1850, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre-Theode LATREMOUILLE

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

1852 Marriage of Child
Elmire HEBERT married 27 April 1852, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to David BENAC dit CHARTIER

1853 Death of Child
Mathilde HEBERT died 18 July 1853 , L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 54 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

1863 Death of Child
Rachelle HEBERT died 5 November 1863, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie was 65 years old.

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.