Etienne-Joseph DUMAS

(b. 18 March 1737 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1803 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Etienne-Joseph DUMAS was born 18 March 1737 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Etienne-Joseph DUMAS was the child of Étienne DUMAS and Félicité CHENAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DUMAS and Marie GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE and Élisabeth BOUCHER

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Etienne-Joseph married Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE 9 October 1764 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE was born 15 August 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte died 31 December 1840 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Julien-Bertrand PIEDALUE and Felicite BOURASSA.

Etienne-Joseph DUMAS died 10 September 1803 in L'Acadie, 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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Etienne-Joseph DUMAS married

Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE-- Date: 9 October 1764 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE was the child of Julien-Bertrand PIEDALUE and Felicite BOURASSA

Children of Etienne-Joseph DUMAS and Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE:

Marie-Josette DUMAS (b.28 October 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 September 1851, Henryville, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE 13 October 1783 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne DUMAS (b.17 February 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph SURPRENANT 4 October 1785 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Deanges DUMAS (b.20 January 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 May 1845, L'Acadie, Canada East )
m. Michel CAMPBELL 20 November 1797 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Apolline-Pauline DUMAS (b.27 November 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE 26 October 1801 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Nicolas DUMAS (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Julie TREMBLAY 10 January 1803 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre DUMAS (b.27 January 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Felicite NORMANDIN 14 November 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1737 Birth
18 March 1737
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Etienne-Joseph DUMAS and Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE 9 October 1764 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 27 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette DUMAS was born 28 October 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne-Joseph was 30 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUMAS was born 17 February 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne-Joseph was 31 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
Marie-Deanges DUMAS was born 20 January 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne-Joseph was 38 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Apolline-Pauline DUMAS was born 27 November 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne-Joseph was 40 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Pierre DUMAS was born 27 January 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne-Joseph was 43 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette DUMAS married 13 October 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DUMAS married 4 October 1785 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph SURPRENANT

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-Deanges DUMAS married 20 November 1797, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Michel CAMPBELL

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Apolline-Pauline DUMAS married 26 October 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE