Marie-Madeleine BRISSON

(b. 26 March 1742 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1812 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine BRISSON was born 26 March 1742 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine BRISSON was the child of Ignace BRISSON dit DUTILLY and Marguerite LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BRISSON and Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE) (maternal) Pierre LAVOIE and Constance DUCHESNE

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

Marie-Madeleine married Jean-François DUFOUR 20 October 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jean-François DUFOUR was born 5 April 1743 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jean-François died 26 January 1818 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jean-François was the child of Gabriel DUFOUR and Geneviève TREMBLAY.

Marie-Madeleine BRISSON died 17 November 1812 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .

m. Dufour Jean-Francois

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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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Marie-Madeleine BRISSON married

Jean-François DUFOUR-- Date: 20 October 1766 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François DUFOUR was the child of Gabriel DUFOUR and Geneviève TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-François DUFOUR and Marie-Madeleine BRISSON:

Madeleine DUFOUR (b.17 October 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1842, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Alexis BERGERON 4 November 1790 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR (b.9 September 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD 28 August 1798 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Francois DUFOUR (b.6 January 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 May 1857, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Anne BRASSARD 1803

Marie DUFOUR (b.20 April 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Louis BOUCHARD 20 February 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis DUFOUR (b.4 May 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 November 1839, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule TREMBLAY 15 November 1802 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DUFOUR (b.14 September 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1867, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Emerentienne BLACKBURN 21 January 1805 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1742 Birth
26 March 1742
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine BRISSON and Jean-François DUFOUR 20 October 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR was born 17 October 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.

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

Marie-Madeleine was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Francois DUFOUR was born 6 January 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie DUFOUR was born 20 April 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Madeleine 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis DUFOUR was born 4 May 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Madeleine was 34 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 14 September 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Madeleine was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DUFOUR married 4 November 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Alexis BERGERON

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie DUFOUR married 20 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph-Louis BOUCHARD

1798 Marriage of Child
Jean-Guillaume DUFOUR married 28 August 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Euphrosine SAVARD

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Louis DUFOUR married 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Ursule TREMBLAY

1805 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFOUR married 21 January 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emerentienne BLACKBURN