Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS)

(b. 24 August 1764 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1831 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) was born 24 August 1764 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) was the child of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Marie-Catherine MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Dit-Janure ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY and Marie-Marguerite RICHARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE 19 April 1790 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE was born 14 December 1772 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Anne-Francoise died 6 August 1816 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Anne-Francoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste PLOURDE and Marie-Anne HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

Joseph married (2) Modeste COUTURIER 8 February 1819 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Modeste COUTURIER was born 24 February 1770 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Modeste died 3 May 1835 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Modeste was the child of Pierre COUTURIER and Françoise DURAND.

Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) died 9 May 1831 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Family and Children of Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS)

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Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) married

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

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Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PLOURDE and Marie-Anne HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Children of Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE:

Marie-Angelique DUMAIS (b.12 17 1797 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. 10 30 1889 , Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre COTE 5 August 1822 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) married

Modeste COUTURIER-- Date: 8 February 1819 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Modeste COUTURIER was the child of Pierre COUTURIER and Françoise DURAND

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Children of Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Modeste COUTURIER:

Emerence DUMAIS (b.26 November 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Canut LEVESQUE 13 January 1835 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1764 Birth
24 August 1764
Rivière-Ouelle, 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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE 19 April 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1797 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique DUMAIS was born 12 17 1797 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Emerence DUMAIS was born 26 November 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Francoise PLOURDE died 6 August 1816, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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.

1819 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Modeste COUTURIER 8 February 1819, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 54 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England