Joseph DUFOUR

(b. 14 September 1780 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1867 , La Malbaie, Canada East )

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Joseph DUFOUR was born 14 September 1780 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DUFOUR was the child of Jean-François DUFOUR and Marie-Madeleine BRISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel DUFOUR and Geneviève TREMBLAY (maternal) Ignace BRISSON dit DUTILLY and Marguerite LAVOIE

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

Joseph married Emerentienne BLACKBURN 21 January 1805 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Emerentienne BLACKBURN was born 14 July 1787 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Emerentienne died 4 December 1820 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Emerentienne was the child of Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN and Genevieve GAGNON.

Joseph DUFOUR died 19 November 1867 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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 DUFOUR married

Emerentienne BLACKBURN-- Date: 21 January 1805 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Emerentienne BLACKBURN was the child of Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN and Genevieve GAGNON

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Children of Joseph DUFOUR and Emerentienne BLACKBURN:

Emerence DUFOUR (b.24 October 1805, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 8 February 1862, La Baie, Canada East )
m. Simon GAUDREAU 10 February 1824 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Elisabeth DUFOUR (b.26 April 1807, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 10 September 1841, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Marc BERGERON 9 November 1824 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Flavie DUFOUR (b.18 March 1813, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 28 July 1841, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Louis TREMBLAY 5 February 1839 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin DUFOUR (b.15 November 1815, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 29 May 1894, Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada )
m. Felicite LAVOIE 9 October 1849 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1780 Birth
14 September 1780
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1805 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFOUR and Emerentienne BLACKBURN 21 January 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 24 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Emerence DUFOUR was born 24 October 1805, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DUFOUR was born 26 April 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Flavie DUFOUR was born 18 March 1813, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Augustin DUFOUR was born 15 November 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emerentienne BLACKBURN died 4 December 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Emerence DUFOUR married 10 February 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Simon GAUDREAU

1824 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DUFOUR married 9 November 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marc BERGERON

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

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

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1839 Marriage of Child
Flavie DUFOUR married 5 February 1839, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis TREMBLAY

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

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

1841 Death of Child
Flavie DUFOUR died 28 July 1841, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 60 years old.

1841 Death of Child
Elisabeth DUFOUR died 10 September 1841, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 61 years old.

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

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

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

1849 Marriage of Child
Augustin DUFOUR married 9 October 1849, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Felicite LAVOIE

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

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

1862 Death of Child
Emerence DUFOUR died 8 February 1862, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Joseph was 81 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Death
19 November 1867
La Malbaie, Canada East

He died at the age of 87.

Added: 8/17/2022 2:56:50 PM - Updated: 1/24/2025 5:26:09 PM