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abt. 1638 France
Marguerite  married  François DUMAS 5 July 1667 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François DUMAS  was born abt. 1640 in France.  François died 24 February 1714 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. 

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Marguerite was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1667.
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Marguerite  married  François DUMAS 5 July 1667 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François DUMAS  was born abt. 1640 in France.  François died 24 February 1714 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. 




daughter of Pierre Foy and Catherine Blanchard
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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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Marguerite FOY married immigrant flag male ancestor François DUMAS
Marriage date: 5 July 1667
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada

Children of François DUMAS and Marguerite FOY


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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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marriage1667 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FOY and François DUMAS 5 July 1667, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1669 Birth of Child
François DUMAS was born 12 July 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1671 Birth of Child
Charles DUMAS was born 7 May 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1673 Birth of Child
Jeanne DUMAS was born 19 August 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1677 Birth of Child
Catherine DUMAS was born 17 May 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1680 Birth of Child
Marie DUMAS was born 28 October 1680, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
marriage1689 Marriage of Child
François DUMAS married 18 April 1689, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Françoise GERVAIS
marriage1694 Marriage of Child
Charles DUMAS married 12 August 1694, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Françoise-Marthe RONDEAU
marriage1697 Marriage of Child
Jeanne DUMAS married 30 March 1697, , Québec Province, Canada to Louis MARCEAU
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Marie DUMAS married 3 February 1698, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Catherine DUMAS married 21 July 1698 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Charles DUMAS married 21 August 1702, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France to Marie GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Charles DUMAS married 18 July 1712, Beaumont, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine GARAND
1714 Death of Spouse/Partner
François DUMAS died 24 February 1714, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
marriage1717 Marriage of Child
François DUMAS married 6 April 1717, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Jeanne ROULEAU
DeathDeath — 1718
12 January 1718
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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