Pierre DUFOUR

(b. 9 January 1769 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 January 1806 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DUFOUR was born 9 January 1769 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre 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):

Pierre married Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE 30 April 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 10 August 1773 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Josephe died 16 December 1855 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine BOUCHARD.

Pierre DUFOUR died 13 January 1806 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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Pierre DUFOUR married

Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 30 April 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine BOUCHARD

Children of Pierre DUFOUR and Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE:

Julienne DUFOUR (b.15 March 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 13 December 1874, Ste-Angèle-de-Mérici, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre-Paul OUELLET 25 January 1820 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Basilisse DUFOUR (b.29 March 1801, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 29 June 1885, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie BELANGER 12 June 1820 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1769 Birth
9 January 1769
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUFOUR and Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE 30 April 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 23 years old.

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

1797 Birth of Child
Julienne DUFOUR was born 15 March 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Basilisse DUFOUR was born 29 March 1801, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Pierre was 32 years old.