François DUMAS

Born

25 May 1754 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1830 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Laurent DUMAS Gertrude RUEL

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Born: 25 May 1754 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent DUMAS

Mother: Gertrude RUEL

Paternal grandparents: François DUMAS , Marguerite ROULEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre RUEL , Marie-Anne COUTURE

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François married Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 14 November 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 26 November 1759 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 29 December 1824 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ALLAIRE.

François DUMAS died 22 May 1830 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of François DUMAS

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François DUMAS married

Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE
Marriage date: 14 November 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Louis GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ALLAIRE

Children of François DUMAS and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Laurent DUMAS

Born: November 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Veronique LAVALLÉE 23 November 1819 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1754
25 May 1754
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
François DUMAS and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 14 November 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.