William Dufresne Genealogy: 53 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1858-2011)

William Dufresne is documented in 53 historical records spanning 1858-2011 across 18 cities — including Montreal, Saint-Laurent, Lancaster, Saint-Maurice, Sorel, Lancaster Village, Lewiston, Gaspe, Laval, and Gloucester. Sources include 11 births, 6 baptism records, 11 censuses, 22 marriage records, and 3 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named William Dufresne through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with William Dufresne today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
abt. 1858	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1858 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1864	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1864 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1871	Marriage	William Rivard-Dufresne & Adelina Trudeau	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1871 Marriage William Rivard-Dufresne & Adelina Trudeau Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1874	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1874 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1876	Marriage	William Dufresne & Luce Nadon	Laval, Qc	Vital records	1876 Marriage William Dufresne & Luce Nadon Laval, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1880	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1880 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1881	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1881 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1881	Census	William Dufresne	Saint-Laurent, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Dufresne Saint-Laurent, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Dufresne	Saint-Maurice, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Dufresne Saint-Maurice, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Dufresne & Lucie Dufresne	Saint-Laurent, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Dufresne & Lucie Dufresne Saint-Laurent, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Dufresne	Gloucester, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Dufresne Gloucester, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1882	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	abt. 1882 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
abt. 1882	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1882 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1883	Marriage	William Rivard-Dufresne & Edwige Rajotte	Sorel, Qc	Vital records	1883 Marriage William Rivard-Dufresne & Edwige Rajotte Sorel, Qc (Vital records)
1887	Baptism	J. Marie-William Dufresne	Saint-Barthelemy, QC	Vital records	1887 Baptism J. Marie-William Dufresne Saint-Barthelemy, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1890	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1890 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1890	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1890 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1890	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1890 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Dufresne	Lancaster Village, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Dufresne Lancaster Village, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Dufresne	Lancaster Village, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Dufresne Lancaster Village, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Dufresne	Lancaster, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Dufresne Lancaster, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Dufresne	Ste Anne, MB	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Dufresne Ste Anne, MB (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1892	Baptism	William Dufresne		Vital records	1892 Baptism William Dufresne (Vital records)
1894	Baptism	J. Francois-William Dufresne	Saint-Maurice, QC	Vital records	1894 Baptism J. Francois-William Dufresne Saint-Maurice, QC (Vital records)
1896	Marriage	Guillaume Dufresne & Anna Falardeau	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1896 Marriage Guillaume Dufresne & Anna Falardeau Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1899	Marriage	William Dufresne & Anna Leroux	Plantagenet, On	Vital records	1899 Marriage William Dufresne & Anna Leroux Plantagenet, On (Vital records)
1900	Baptism	William Dufresne		Vital records	1900 Baptism William Dufresne (Vital records)
1900	Baptism	William Dufresne		Vital records	1900 Baptism William Dufresne (Vital records)
1904	Baptism	William-Raoul-Lionel Dufresne	Sorel, QC	Vital records	1904 Baptism William-Raoul-Lionel Dufresne Sorel, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1908	Birth	William Dufresne	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1908 Birth William Dufresne Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1908	Marriage	William Dufresne & Imelda Bazinet	Lewiston, Me	Vital records	1908 Marriage William Dufresne & Imelda Bazinet Lewiston, Me (Vital records)
1910	Marriage	William Dufresne & Marie Cotton	Gaspe, Qc	Vital records	1910 Marriage William Dufresne & Marie Cotton Gaspe, Qc (Vital records)
1912	Marriage	William Dufresne & Cordelia Villeneuve	Lancaster, On	Vital records	1912 Marriage William Dufresne & Cordelia Villeneuve Lancaster, On (Vital records)
1912	Marriage	William Dufresne & Mary-Louise Jodoin	Lancaster, On	Vital records	1912 Marriage William Dufresne & Mary-Louise Jodoin Lancaster, On (Vital records)
1917	Marriage	William Dufresne & Juliette Lahaie	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1917 Marriage William Dufresne & Juliette Lahaie Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1921	Marriage	William Dufresne & Sophie Imbault	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1921 Marriage William Dufresne & Sophie Imbault Undetermined location (Vital records)
1921	Marriage	William Dufresne & Rosanna Bergevin	Saint-Laurent, Qc	Vital records	1921 Marriage William Dufresne & Rosanna Bergevin Saint-Laurent, Qc (Vital records)
1922	Marriage	William Dufresne & Lydia Richard	Fall river, Ma	Vital records	1922 Marriage William Dufresne & Lydia Richard Fall river, Ma (Vital records)
1926	Census	William Dufresne	Provencher, MB	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	1926 Census William Dufresne Provencher, MB (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
abt. 1928	Marriage	William Dufresne & Cordelia Villeneuve	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1928 Marriage William Dufresne & Cordelia Villeneuve Undetermined location (Vital records)
1929	Marriage	William Dufresne & Maria Henley	Gaspe, Qc	Vital records	1929 Marriage William Dufresne & Maria Henley Gaspe, Qc (Vital records)
1929	Marriage	Guillaume Bois-Dufresne & Germaine Constantineau	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1929 Marriage Guillaume Bois-Dufresne & Germaine Constantineau Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1931	Census	William Dufresne	Saint-Hyacinthe (Cite), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Dufresne Saint-Hyacinthe (Cite), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William Dufresne	[Sans nom], MB	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Dufresne [Sans nom], MB (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Marriage	Eric-William Dufresne & Pauline Desnoyers	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1931 Marriage Eric-William Dufresne & Pauline Desnoyers Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1938	Marriage	Alfred-William Dufresne & Adrienne-F Caron	Lewiston, Me	Vital records	1938 Marriage Alfred-William Dufresne & Adrienne-F Caron Lewiston, Me (Vital records)
1946	Marriage	William Dufresne & Aurelie Taylor	Sudbury, On	Vital records	1946 Marriage William Dufresne & Aurelie Taylor Sudbury, On (Vital records)
abt. 1948	Marriage	William-D Dufresne & Rita Dalpe	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1948 Marriage William-D Dufresne & Rita Dalpe Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1961	Marriage	William Dufresne & Eileen Bartel	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1961 Marriage William Dufresne & Eileen Bartel Undetermined location (Vital records)
1961	Marriage	Robert-William Dufresne & Anne-Marie Guay	Auburn, Me	Vital records	1961 Marriage Robert-William Dufresne & Anne-Marie Guay Auburn, Me (Vital records)

Obituary of William Dufresne (1920 - 2002)

William Dufresne, born in 1920, spouse of Orillia Taylor, son of Samuel and Albina Dufresne, father of André, Chile and Michel, died on June 12, 2002 at 82 years old.

Obituary: DUFRESNE, William "Bill" The family announces with sorrow, the death of Bill Dufresne who died peacefully at the St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at the age of 82 years. Son of the late Samuel Dufresne and of the late Albina Dufresne (née Dupuis). Beloved husband of Orillia [...]

Obituary of William Dufresne (1929 - 2005)

William Dufresne, born in 1929, spouse of Eileen Boulet, son of William S and Marie Victoire, father of Steven, Richard, Linda and Marc, died on April 28, 2005 at 75 years old and 11 months.

Obituary: 1929 - 2005 « Rêvant d’un ciel azur, las d’attendre dans la brume, ancré depuis des lunes, William est parti à l’aventure se fondant enfin dans la nature. Sûrement heureux que le vent se soit levé pour gonfler ses voiles et l’emporter. À plusieurs nous sommes restés sur le quai [...]

Obituary of William-E Dufresne (1944 - 2011)

William-E. Dufresne, born in 1944, spouse of Jim Hugo, father of Dawn, Ryan William and William E, died on May 14, 2011 at 66 years old.

Obituary: ->William E. DufresneHIGHLAND - William 'Bill' E. Dufresne, 66, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. Bill was a 26-year resident of Highland, having transferred to the area with IBM from his birthplace of Worcester, Massachusetts in 1985. After spending 4 years in the U.S. [...]

What are the most common first names in Dufresne family?

The most popular first names associated with the Dufresne surname.

Joseph	Pierre	Marie	Louis
Andre	Louise	Therese	Antoine
Michel	Cecile	Charles	Jean
Marcel	Madeleine	Roger	Robert
Sophie	Paul	Maurice	Claude

The most popular first names associated with the Dufresne surname.

Joseph	Pierre
Marie	Louis
Andre	Louise
Therese	Antoine
Michel	Cecile
Charles	Jean
Marcel	Madeleine
Roger	Robert
Sophie	Paul
Maurice	Claude

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Dufresne who bear each given name, based on the 13598 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

William Dufresne: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

Obituary of William Dufresne (1920 - 2002)

Obituary of William Dufresne (1929 - 2005)

Obituary of William-E Dufresne (1944 - 2011)

What are the most common first names in Dufresne family?