flag male ancestor  Jean-François  DUFOUR

  (b. 5 April 1743 Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France   d. 26 January 1818 La Malbaie, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-François DUFOUR was born 5 April 1743 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Jean-François DUFOUR was the child of Gabriel DUFOUR   and   Geneviève TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal)  François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Jean-François  married  Marie-Madeleine BRISSON 20 October 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine BRISSON  was born 26 March 1742 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres).  Marie-Madeleine died 17 November 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Marie-Madeleine was the child of Ignace BRISSON dit DUTILLY and Marguerite LAVOIE.

Jean-François DUFOUR died 26 January 1818 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Jean-François DUFOUR married flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine BRISSON-- Date: 20 October 1766 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Madeleine BRISSON was the child of Ignace BRISSON dit DUTILLY and Marguerite LAVOIE




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birth1743 Birth
5 April 1743
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François DUFOUR and Marie-Madeleine BRISSON 20 October 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.
1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR was born 17 October 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 24 years old.
1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR was born 9 September 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 26 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Francois DUFOUR was born 6 January 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 28 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Marie DUFOUR was born 20 April 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 31 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1776 Birth of Child
Louis DUFOUR was born 4 May 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 33 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 14 September 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-François was 37 years old.
marriage1790 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR married 4 November 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Alexis BERGERON
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Marie DUFOUR married 20 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph-Louis BOUCHARD
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR married 28 August 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Louis DUFOUR married 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Ursule TREMBLAY
marriage1805 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFOUR married 21 January 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emerentienne BLACKBURN
1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine BRISSON died 17 November 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
death1818 Death
26 January 1818
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 8/17/2022 2:55:20 PM - Updated: 3/19/2024 5:16:57 PM

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