Marie Anne DUGAS

Born

21 July 1739 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

31 October 1797 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Marie Anne married Joseph CHAPUT 16 November 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
Joseph CHAPUT was born 25 July 1729 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Joseph was the child of Nicolas CHAPUT and Angélique LOISEL .

Parents & Family of Marie Anne DUGAS

Parents of Marie Anne DUGAS

Father

Joseph DUGAS

Mother

Marguerite ROBICHAUD

Grandparents of Marie Anne DUGAS

Paternal grandparents

Abraham DUGAS Madeleine Marie LANDRY

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre ROBICHAUD Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON)

Marie Anne was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie Anne DUGAS

Marie Anne DUGAS married

Joseph CHAPUT
Marriage date: 16 November 1772
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph CHAPUT was the child of Nicolas CHAPUT and Angélique LOISEL

Children of Joseph CHAPUT and Marie Anne DUGAS

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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

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Birth — 1739
21 July 1739
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie Anne DUGAS and Joseph CHAPUT 16 November 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 33 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.