Pierre-Francois DUFAULT

(b. 15 February 1741 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1801 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Francois DUFAULT was born 15 February 1741 in Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre-Francois DUFAULT was the child of Jean-François DUFAULT and Charlotte PILOTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Joseph DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Angélique EMOND (maternal) Pierre PILOTE and Louise CHALIFOUR

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

Pierre-Francois married Anne Suzanne COMEAU 21 October 1765 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Suzanne COMEAU was born 14 May 1744 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne Suzanne died 7 September 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Anne Suzanne was the child of Alexandre COMEAU and Marie Anne Josephe BLANCHARD.

Pierre-Francois DUFAULT died 18 July 1801 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower 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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Pierre-Francois DUFAULT married

Anne Suzanne COMEAU-- Date: 21 October 1765 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne Suzanne COMEAU was the child of Alexandre COMEAU and Marie Anne Josephe BLANCHARD

Children of Pierre-Francois DUFAULT and Anne Suzanne COMEAU:

Suzanne DUFAULT (b.18 January 1767, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 October 1830, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN 11 February 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1741 Birth
15 February 1741
Québec, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Francois DUFAULT and Anne Suzanne COMEAU 21 October 1765, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Suzanne DUFAULT was born 18 January 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Francois was 25 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Suzanne DUFAULT married 11 February 1782, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)