Marguerite DUGAS

Born

22 March 1769 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 June 1819 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite DUGAS

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Born: 22 March 1769 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Marguerite DUGAS

Father

Prosper-Pierre DUGAS

Mother

Marie-Anne LEMAITRE

Grandparents of Marguerite DUGAS

Paternal grandparents

Joseph DUGAS Geneviève CATIN

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LEMAITRE Marie-Anne PINARD dite LAUZIÈRE

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

Marguerite married Pierre-Basile PELISSIER 16 October 1787 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Basile PELISSIER was born 1 February 1765 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre-Basile died 30 October 1849 in Yamaska, Canada East . Pierre-Basile was the child of Pierre PELISSIER dit LAFEUILLADE and Marie-Anne BROUILLARD.

Marguerite DUGAS died 30 June 1819 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DUGAS

Marguerite DUGAS married

Pierre-Basile PELISSIER
Marriage date: 16 October 1787
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Basile PELISSIER was the child of Pierre PELISSIER dit LAFEUILLADE and Marie-Anne BROUILLARD

Children of Pierre-Basile PELISSIER and Marguerite DUGAS

Edouard PELISSIER

Born: abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique BEAUPRE 14 February 1831 Place: Yamaska, 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

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Birth — 1769
22 March 1769
Saint-François-du-Lac, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUGAS and Pierre-Basile PELISSIER 16 October 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 18 years old.

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

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

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

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.