Madeleine BOISSONNEAU

(b. 7 October 1737 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1803 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine BOISSONNEAU was born 7 October 1737 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Madeleine BOISSONNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU and Marie-Josephte DEMEULES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOISSONNEAU and Marguerite-Catherine CHORET (maternal) Joseph DEMEULES and Catherine DUBEAU

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

Madeleine married Gabriel DUFOUR 9 June 1756 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Gabriel DUFOUR was born abt. 1717 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Gabriel died abt. 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ.

Madeleine BOISSONNEAU died 18 January 1803 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower 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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Madeleine BOISSONNEAU married

Gabriel DUFOUR-- Date: 9 June 1756 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Gabriel DUFOUR was the child of Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Gabriel DUFOUR and Madeleine BOISSONNEAU:

Madeleine DUFOUR (b.16 March 1757, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1832, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) 1 October 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Rosalie DUFOUR (b.20 December 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1823, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine PERRON 18 June 1787 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Josephte DUFOUR (b.14 November 1760, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 6 October 1788 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Alexis DUFOUR (b.28 May 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada d. 5 February 1836, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES 22 October 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Augustin DUFOUR (b.8 February 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 November 1834, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 13 August 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Timothee DUFOUR (b.14 January 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 November 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth SIMARD 7 November 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre DUFOUR (b.9 January 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 January 1806, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE 30 April 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Anne DUFOUR (b.2 July 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 October 1852, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Joseph SAVARD 25 February 1800 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François DUFOUR (b.18 March 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 December 1848, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne LECLERC 7 February 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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1737 Birth
7 October 1737
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BOISSONNEAU and Gabriel DUFOUR 9 June 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 18 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR was born 16 March 1757, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 19 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Rosalie DUFOUR was born 20 December 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Josephte DUFOUR was born 14 November 1760, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Alexis DUFOUR was born 28 May 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Birth of Child
Augustin DUFOUR was born 8 February 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Timothee DUFOUR was born 14 January 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Pierre DUFOUR was born 9 January 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUFOUR was born 2 July 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
François DUFOUR was born 18 March 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1781 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR married 1 October 1781, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Dominique HERVE (HARVEY)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Rosalie DUFOUR married 18 June 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Antoine PERRON

1788 Marriage of Child
Josephte DUFOUR married 6 October 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUFOUR married 30 April 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1792 Marriage of Child
Augustin DUFOUR married 13 August 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

1792 Marriage of Child
Alexis DUFOUR married 22 October 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Timothee DUFOUR married 7 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elisabeth SIMARD

1797 Marriage of Child
François DUFOUR married 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Anne LECLERC

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DUFOUR married 25 February 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph SAVARD