Joseph DUFOUR

(b. 7 October 1740 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1784 , Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Joseph DUFOUR was born 7 October 1740 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Joseph DUFOUR was the child of Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe MORIN 6 August 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe MORIN was born 3 April 1742 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph MORIN and Dorothée THERRIEN.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Josephe AUTIN 26 October 1772 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe AUTIN was born 21 March 1746 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUTIN and Veronique CHORET.

Joseph DUFOUR died 13 July 1784 in Madawaska, New Brunswick, 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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Joseph DUFOUR married

Marie-Josephe MORIN-- Date: 6 August 1770 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MORIN was the child of Joseph MORIN and Dorothée THERRIEN

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Joseph DUFOUR married

Marie-Josephe AUTIN-- Date: 26 October 1772 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe AUTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUTIN and Veronique CHORET

Children of Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Josephe AUTIN:

Marie-Madeleine DUFOUR (b.28 May 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1852, Sainte-Luce, Canada East )
m. Augustin COTE 5 October 1803 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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1740 Birth
7 October 1740
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Josephe MORIN 6 August 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 29 years old.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Josephe AUTIN 26 October 1772, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 32 years old.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUFOUR was born 28 May 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 40 years old.