Joseph DUFAULT

(b. abt. 1715 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 December 1770 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
Age: 54

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Joseph DUFAULT was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph DUFAULT was the child of Jean-Joseph DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Angélique EMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON (maternal) Pierre EMOND and Marie-Agnes GRONDIN

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE 20 January 1744 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE was born 29 October 1725 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe died 17 June 1807 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne BILODEAU.

Joseph DUFAULT died 16 December 1770 in Saint-Ours, 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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Joseph DUFAULT married

Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE-- Date: 20 January 1744 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne BILODEAU

Children of Joseph DUFAULT and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE:

Joseph-Marie DUFAULT (b.24 November 1744, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. abt. 1772, )
m. Marie-Geneviève THERRIEN 13 January 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Josephe DUFAULT (b.20 May 1748 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PERODEAU dit LAFLEUR 5 October 1767 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT (b.15 December 1749, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1820, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Amable AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN 20 June 1774 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine DUFAULT (b.12 September 1751, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1835, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise DUMAS 15 February 1779 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse DUFAULT (b.24 September 1753 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1818, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN 9 August 1773 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel DUFAULT (b.30 September 1755, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1832, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte GAREAU dite ST-ONGE 23 January 1786 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Elisabeth DUFAULT (b.27 August 1759 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE 3 April 1780 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Augustin DUFAULT (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Agnes GAUTHIER 19 September 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUFAULT and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE 20 January 1744, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph DUFAULT - 1744 Marriage Sainte-Trinite-de-Contrecoeur, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada

1744 Marriage Sainte-Trinite-de-Contrecoeur, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DUFAULT was born 24 November 1744, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUFAULT was born 20 May 1748 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT was born 15 December 1749, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1751 Birth of Child
Antoine DUFAULT was born 12 September 1751, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Thérèse DUFAULT was born 24 September 1753 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1755 Birth of Child
Michel DUFAULT was born 30 September 1755, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1759 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DUFAULT was born 27 August 1759 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DUFAULT married 5 October 1767 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste PERODEAU dit LAFLEUR