Etienne DUMAS

Born

6 October 1729 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1811 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Etienne married Josephte JANELLE 22 July 1755 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte JANELLE was born 13 June 1734 in Québec Province, Canada. Josephte died 10 April 1814 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Jean-François JANELLE and Françoise BENOIT .

Parents & Family of Etienne DUMAS

Parents of Etienne DUMAS

Father

Jean-Baptiste DUMAS

Mother

Marie-Anne BERGERON

Grandparents of Etienne DUMAS

Paternal grandparents

Charles DUMAS Françoise-Marthe RONDEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BERGERON Agnès GRENON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne DUMAS

Etienne DUMAS married

Josephte JANELLE
Marriage date: 22 July 1755
Marriage place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Josephte JANELLE was the child of Jean-François JANELLE and Françoise BENOIT

Children of Etienne DUMAS and Josephte JANELLE

Josephte DUMAS

Born: 10 December 1761, Nicolet, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine PINARD 13 January 1777 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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

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Birth — 1729
6 October 1729
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DUMAS and Josephte JANELLE 22 July 1755, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Josephte DUMAS was born 10 December 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Etienne was 32 years old.

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.

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.