Basilisse DUFOUR

(b. abt. 1826 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 October 1861 , Chicoutimi, Canada East )

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Basilisse DUFOUR was born abt. 1826 in Québec Province, Canada

Basilisse DUFOUR was the child of Francois DUFOUR and Anne BRASSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François DUFOUR and Marie-Madeleine BRISSON (maternal) Charles BRASSARD and Marie-Josephte GIRARD

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

Basilisse married Pierre GAUDREAU 27 February 1843 in La Malbaie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GAUDREAU was born 9 May 1824 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Pierre died 31 January 1902 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Pierre was the child of Germain GAUDREAULT and Marie HERVE.

Basilisse DUFOUR died 12 October 1861 in Chicoutimi, 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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Family and Children of Basilisse DUFOUR

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Basilisse DUFOUR married

Pierre GAUDREAU-- Date: 27 February 1843 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East
Pierre GAUDREAU was the child of Germain GAUDREAULT and Marie HERVE

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Children of Pierre GAUDREAU and Basilisse DUFOUR:

Celina GAUDREAU (b.4 February 1857, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East d. 21 February 1935, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 14 January 1889 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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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

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

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

1843 Marriage / Partner
Basilisse DUFOUR and Pierre GAUDREAU 27 February 1843, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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)

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.