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Antoine DUFAULT was born 5 June 1804 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Antoine DUFAULT was the child of Pierre DUFAULT and Elisabeth ST-MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE (maternal) Antoine ST-MARTIN and Elisabeth LAVALLÉESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie RAJOTTE 3 August 1830 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie RAJOTTE was born 17 April 1809 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie was the child of Joseph-Louis RAJOTTE and Catherine ALLARD.
Antoine DUFAULT died 23 May 1885 in Sorel, 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 Antoine DUFAULT
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Marie RAJOTTE-- Date: 3 August 1830 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie RAJOTTE was the child of Joseph-Louis RAJOTTE and Catherine ALLARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine DUFAULT and Marie RAJOTTE:
Edwidge DUFAULT (b.7 October 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 2 February 1905, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 4 February 1856 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Marie RAJOTTE-- Date: 3 August 1830 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada Marie RAJOTTE was the child of Joseph-Louis RAJOTTE and Catherine ALLARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine DUFAULT and Marie RAJOTTE:
Edwidge DUFAULT (b.7 October 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 2 February 1905, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)m. Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 4 February 1856 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
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1804 Birth 5 June 1804
Sorel, Lower Canada
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
1830 Marriage / PartnerAntoine DUFAULT and Marie RAJOTTE 3 August 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 26 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1836 Birth of ChildEdwidge DUFAULT was born 7 October 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Antoine was 32 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Marriage of ChildEdwidge DUFAULT married 4 February 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
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.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - 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 Death 23 May 1885
Sorel, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
Added: 7/13/2015 8:29:54 PM
- Updated: 3/22/2021 10:05:40 AM
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