Madeleine DUFOUR

(b. 17 October 1767 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1842 , La Malbaie, Canada East )

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Madeleine DUFOUR was born 17 October 1767 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine 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):

Madeleine married Alexis BERGERON 4 November 1790 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Alexis BERGERON was born 25 March 1765 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Alexis died 30 January 1847 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Alexis was the child of Andre BERGERON and Louise DESGAGNES.

Madeleine DUFOUR died 29 May 1842 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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Madeleine DUFOUR married

Alexis BERGERON-- Date: 4 November 1790 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BERGERON was the child of Andre BERGERON and Louise DESGAGNES

Children of Alexis BERGERON and Madeleine DUFOUR:

Marie BERGERON (b.15 March 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 11 August 1865, St-Fidèle-de-Mont-Murray, Canada)
m. Joseph GUAY 13 October 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Julienne BERGERON (b.2 December 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 20 April 1843, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Clement BRASSARD 10 January 1815 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Alexis BERGERON (b.21 May 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 27 March 1879, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine VILLENEUVE 6 February 1815 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louis BERGERON (b.25 June 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 1 October 1878, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie DALLAIRE 16 September 1821 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Justine BERGERON (b.2 December 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 22 September 1884, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LAPOINTE dit AUDET 1 March 1824 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Antoinette BERGERON (b.24 March 1808, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 24 December 1873, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois BOULIANNE 17 January 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1767 Birth
17 October 1767
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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DUFOUR and Alexis BERGERON 4 November 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 23 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie BERGERON was born 15 March 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 25 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Julienne BERGERON was born 2 December 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Alexis BERGERON was born 21 May 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Louis BERGERON was born 25 June 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Justine BERGERON was born 2 December 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 39 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Antoinette BERGERON was born 24 March 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie BERGERON married 13 October 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph GUAY

1815 Marriage of Child
Julienne BERGERON married 10 January 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Clement BRASSARD

1815 Marriage of Child
Alexis BERGERON married 6 February 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Madeleine VILLENEUVE

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Louis BERGERON married 16 September 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie DALLAIRE

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Justine BERGERON married 1 March 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis LAPOINTE dit AUDET

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Antoinette BERGERON married 17 January 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Francois BOULIANNE

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)

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