Charles DUGAS

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24 January 1743 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

abt. 1817 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Claude DUGAS Marie Josephe MELANSON

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Born: 24 January 1743 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Claude DUGAS

Mother: Marie Josephe MELANSON

Paternal grandparents: Abraham DUGAS , Madeleine Marie LANDRY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MELANSON , Anne GRANGER

Charles 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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Charles married Sarah CHUBB 14 May 1767 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sarah CHUBB was born 13 July 1746 in Needham, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died abt. 1808 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale).

Charles DUGAS died abt. 1817 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Spouse & Children of Charles DUGAS

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Charles DUGAS married

Sarah CHUBB
Marriage date: 14 May 1767
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Charles DUGAS and Sarah CHUBB

Sally DUGAS

Born: abt. 1768, Charlton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 April 1837, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Claude DUGAS

Born: 30 October 1774, Charlton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 16 October 1865, Calais, Vermont, USA

Joseph DUGAS

Born: 13 March 1780, Charlton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 January 1862, Saint-Jacques, Canada East

Philomene DUGAS

Born: abt. 1782, Charlton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 29 July 1864, St-Liguori, Montcalm, Canada East

Firmin Philemon DUGAS

Born: abt. 1783, Charlton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 July 1864, St-Liguori, Montcalm, Canada East

Pierre DUGAS

Born: 29 October 1788, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 May 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1743
24 January 1743
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1755 - Exile in Massachusetts
'Claude Dugas and his wife received an order to live in Sturbridge, but their children would be separated from them; Marguerite, Madeleine and Felecite were sent to Oxford. The two other daughters; Elizabeth (Cecile) and Hannah (Anne) were sent to Dudley, while the two sons, Charles and Joseph, left for Charlton. Charles Belliveau (Claude's son-in law) and his wife and their young children received an order to go to Leicester, but the second child was sent to Spencer. In the spring or summer of 1767, however despite anguish and misfortune, Claude Dugas succeeded in reaching the Province of Quebec with the whole family, except for Charles.'
History of the Franco-Americans of Southbridge, by Felix Gatineau, translated by Elizabeth Blood

1767 Marriage / Partner
Charles DUGAS and Sarah CHUBB 14 May 1767, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Claude DUGAS was born 30 October 1774, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Charles was 31 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph DUGAS was born 13 March 1780, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Charles was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Pierre DUGAS was born 29 October 1788, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Charles was 45 years old.

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

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