Gabriel DUFOUR

(b. abt. 1717 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. abt. 1781 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gabriel DUFOUR was born abt. 1717 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Gabriel DUFOUR was the child of Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (maternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Barbe DODIER

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

Gabriel married Geneviève TREMBLAY 21 May 1742 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève TREMBLAY was born 20 March 1720 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Geneviève died 16 November 1755 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Geneviève was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD.

Gabriel married (2) Madeleine BOISSONNEAU 9 June 1756 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Madeleine BOISSONNEAU was born 7 October 1737 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Madeleine died 18 January 1803 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU and Marie-Josephte DEMEULES.

Gabriel DUFOUR died abt. 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, 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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Gabriel DUFOUR married

Geneviève TREMBLAY-- Date: 21 May 1742 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
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Geneviève TREMBLAY was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Children of Gabriel DUFOUR and Geneviève TREMBLAY:

Jean-François DUFOUR (b.5 April 1743, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1818, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine BRISSON 20 October 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Geneviève DUFOUR (b.17 April 1745, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1827, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Raphael GAGNÉ 1771 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Judith DUFOUR (b.27 March 1747, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1818, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Andre TREMBLAY 8 October 1764 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Victoire DUFOUR (b.27 March 1749, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1813, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Ambroise CARON 5 November 1767 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Pelagie DUFOUR (b.22 March 1751, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1826, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GAUDREAU 1 August 1774 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Guillaume-Marc DUFOUR (b.24 October 1753, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1829, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marie TREMBLAY 7 October 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Gabriel DUFOUR married

Madeleine BOISSONNEAU-- Date: 9 June 1756 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Madeleine BOISSONNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU and Marie-Josephte DEMEULES

Children of Gabriel DUFOUR and Madeleine BOISSONNEAU:

Madeleine DUFOUR (b.16 March 1757, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1832, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) 1 October 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Rosalie DUFOUR (b.20 December 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1823, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine PERRON 18 June 1787 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Josephte DUFOUR (b.14 November 1760, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 6 October 1788 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Alexis DUFOUR (b.28 May 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada d. 5 February 1836, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES 22 October 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Augustin DUFOUR (b.8 February 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 November 1834, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 13 August 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Timothee DUFOUR (b.14 January 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 November 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth SIMARD 7 November 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre DUFOUR (b.9 January 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 January 1806, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE 30 April 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Anne DUFOUR (b.2 July 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 October 1852, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Joseph SAVARD 25 February 1800 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François DUFOUR (b.18 March 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 December 1848, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne LECLERC 7 February 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel DUFOUR and Geneviève TREMBLAY 21 May 1742 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-François DUFOUR was born 5 April 1743, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève DUFOUR was born 17 April 1745, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1747 Birth of Child
Judith DUFOUR was born 27 March 1747, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1749 Birth of Child
Victoire DUFOUR was born 27 March 1749, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1751 Birth of Child
Pelagie DUFOUR was born 22 March 1751, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Guillaume-Marc DUFOUR was born 24 October 1753, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève TREMBLAY died 16 November 1755, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel DUFOUR and Madeleine BOISSONNEAU 9 June 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1757 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR was born 16 March 1757, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1758 Birth of Child
Rosalie DUFOUR was born 20 December 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1760 Birth of Child
Josephte DUFOUR was born 14 November 1760, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1762 Birth of Child
Alexis DUFOUR was born 28 May 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Judith DUFOUR married 8 October 1764 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Louis-Andre TREMBLAY

1765 Birth of Child
Augustin DUFOUR was born 8 February 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1766 Birth of Child
Timothee DUFOUR was born 14 January 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1766 Marriage of Child
Jean-François DUFOUR married 20 October 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Madeleine BRISSON

1767 Marriage of Child
Victoire DUFOUR married 5 November 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Ambroise CARON

1769 Birth of Child
Pierre DUFOUR was born 9 January 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUFOUR was born 2 July 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1774 Birth of Child
François DUFOUR was born 18 March 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1774 Marriage of Child
Pelagie DUFOUR married 1 August 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph GAUDREAU

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.