Michel DUMAS

Born

9 April 1768 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 January 1849 , Contrecœur, Canada East

Parents & Family of Michel DUMAS

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Born: 9 April 1768 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Michel DUMAS

Father

Louis DUMAS

Mother

Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ

Grandparents of Michel DUMAS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DUMAS Suzanne BAILLARGEON

Maternal grandparents

François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

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

Michel married Marguerite LECLERC 19 October 1795 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite LECLERC was born 5 August 1774 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS.

Michel DUMAS died 15 January 1849 in Contrecœur, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel DUMAS

Michel DUMAS married

Marguerite LECLERC
Marriage date: 19 October 1795
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marguerite LECLERC was the child of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS

Children of Michel DUMAS and Marguerite LECLERC

Isidore DUMAS

Born: abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celeste ARPIN (HARPIN) 5 September 1825 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Marie DUMAS

Born: 29 October 1799, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph DAVIAU 10 January 1825 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Michel-Charles DUMAS

Born: 7 August 1800, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 1 June 1895, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite PERRON 16 November 1830 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Antoine DUMAS

Born: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Veronique MANDEVILLE 4 November 1828 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1768
9 April 1768
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Michel DUMAS and Marguerite LECLERC 19 October 1795, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marie DUMAS was born 29 October 1799, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel was 31 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Michel-Charles DUMAS was born 7 August 1800, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel was 32 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England