Madeleine DUFOUR

(b. 16 March 1757 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1832 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine DUFOUR was born 16 March 1757 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Madeleine DUFOUR was the child of Gabriel DUFOUR and Madeleine BOISSONNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU and Marie-Josephte DEMEULES

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

Madeleine married Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) 1 October 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) was born 26 September 1736 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Dominique died 8 March 1812 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Dominique was the child of Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY.

Madeleine DUFOUR died 23 July 1832 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 DUFOUR married

Dominique HERVE (HARVEY)-- Date: 1 October 1781 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) was the child of Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY

Children of Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) and Madeleine DUFOUR:

Joseph HARVEY (b.16 December 1782, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 May 1867, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Anne TREMBLAY 15 November 1802 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis HARVEY (b.18 June 1784, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1863, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Julie MIGNEAULT 5 November 1806 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Modeste HARVEY (b.21 August 1786, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 May 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LAJOIE 7 November 1803 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie HARVEY (b.2 July 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 February 1854, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY 19 November 1810 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marguerite HARVEY (b.26 June 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 19 February 1857, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 19 October 1813 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine HARVEY (b.28 January 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 2 July 1882, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada )
m. Vital DESBIENS 6 October 1812 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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1757 Birth
16 March 1757
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

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.

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 / Partner
Madeleine DUFOUR and Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) 1 October 1781, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 24 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Joseph HARVEY was born 16 December 1782, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Louis HARVEY was born 18 June 1784, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Modeste HARVEY was born 21 August 1786, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie HARVEY was born 2 July 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marguerite HARVEY was born 26 June 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 35 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Madeleine HARVEY was born 28 January 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Joseph HARVEY married 15 November 1802, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Anne TREMBLAY

1803 Marriage of Child
Modeste HARVEY married 7 November 1803, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Louis LAJOIE

1806 Marriage of Child
Louis HARVEY married 5 November 1806, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Julie MIGNEAULT

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie HARVEY married 19 November 1810, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) died 8 March 1812, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1812 Marriage of Child
Madeleine HARVEY married 6 October 1812, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Vital DESBIENS

1813 Death of Child
Modeste HARVEY died 5 May 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine was 56 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HARVEY married 19 October 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death
23 July 1832
Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 75.

Added: 3/30/2021 9:51:00 AM - Updated: 10/11/2024 10:45:25 AM