Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS)

Born

8 January 1716 , Combles, Somme, France

Died

15 June 1803 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Catherine MICHAUD 25 August 1755 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine MICHAUD was born 26 July 1733 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine died 23 October 1815 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET .

Parents & Family of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS)

Parents of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS)

Father

Jean-Dit-Janure ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY

Mother

Marie-Marguerite RICHARD

Grandparents of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS)

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son of Jean Dumay and Marguerite Richard

Pierre was in prison for Salt Smuggling in France and was sent to New France in 1743. He married Marie Ann Chamberland in 1745. After they had 3 children, she died, and he married Marie Catherine in 1755.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS)

Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS) married

Marie-Catherine MICHAUD
Marriage date: 25 August 1755
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Catherine MICHAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET

Children of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Marie-Catherine MICHAUD

Vincent-Cyrien DUMAIS

Born: 21 March 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: 16 November 1811, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Modeste LANGLAIS dite SERIEN 4 February 1788 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS)

Born: 24 August 1764, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1831, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE 19 April 1790 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Modeste COUTURIER 8 February 1819 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Judith DUMAIS

Born: 21 February 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 June 1816, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Alexandre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS 10 August 1801 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS)

Born: 24 April 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 October 1866, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste VOYER 5 October 1795 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Pierre DUMAY (DUMAIS)

Born: 22 December 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1864, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Angelique PLOURDE 28 January 1799 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1716
8 January 1716
Combles, Somme, France

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

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Marie-Catherine MICHAUD 25 August 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 39 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Vincent-Cyrien DUMAIS was born 21 March 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) was born 24 August 1764, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 48 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Judith DUMAIS was born 21 February 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 53 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS) was born 24 April 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 56 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre DUMAY (DUMAIS) was born 22 December 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 58 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Vincent-Cyrien DUMAIS married 4 February 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Modeste LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) married 19 April 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS) married 5 October 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste VOYER

1799 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUMAY (DUMAIS) married 28 January 1799, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Angelique PLOURDE

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Judith DUMAIS married 10 August 1801, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Alexandre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS