Guillaume (William)
DUFOUR
(b.
18 December 1830
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
23 November 1905
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada
)
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Guillaume (William) DUFOUR was born 18 December 1830 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Guillaume (William) DUFOUR was the child of Alexis DUFOUR and Antoinette TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR and Genevieve BOUCHARD (maternal) René-Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume (William) married Edith TREMBLAY 20 April 1852 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Edith TREMBLAY was born 2 June 1833 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Edith died 23 January 1916 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Edith was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Radegonde BOIVIN.
Guillaume (William) DUFOUR died 23 November 1905 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Guillaume (William) DUFOUR
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Edith TREMBLAY-- Date: 20 April 1852 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
Edith TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Radegonde BOIVIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Guillaume (William) DUFOUR and Edith TREMBLAY:
Heloise DUFOUR (b.abt. 1853, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 23 November 1875 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Marie-Emma DUFOUR (b.12 January 1869, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada d. 21 August 1957, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois TREMBLAY 7 January 1890 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Edith TREMBLAY-- Date: 20 April 1852 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East Edith TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Radegonde BOIVIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Guillaume (William) DUFOUR and Edith TREMBLAY:
Heloise DUFOUR (b.abt. 1853, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Joseph TREMBLAY 23 November 1875 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Marie-Emma DUFOUR (b.12 January 1869, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada d. 21 August 1957, Montréal, Québec, Canada )m. Francois TREMBLAY 7 January 1890 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
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1830 Birth 18 December 1830
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Marriage / PartnerGuillaume (William) DUFOUR and Edith TREMBLAY 20 April 1852, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 21 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Birth of ChildMarie-Emma DUFOUR was born 12 January 1869, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Guillaume (William) was 38 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1875 Marriage of ChildHeloise DUFOUR married 23 November 1875, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph TREMBLAY
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Marriage of ChildMarie-Emma DUFOUR married 7 January 1890, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois TREMBLAY
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
1905 Death 23 November 1905
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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