Alexis DUMAS

Born

31 December 1793 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Died

20 March 1859 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Parents & Family of Alexis DUMAS

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Born: 31 December 1793 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Parents of Alexis DUMAS

Father

Francois DUMAS

Mother

Marie-Thérèse ROUSSEAU

Grandparents of Alexis DUMAS

Paternal grandparents

François DUMAS Françoise RUEL

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU Marie-Josephte COTE

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

Alexis married Marie FILION 16 August 1825 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie FILION was born 14 September 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Marie died 3 October 1863 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Marie was the child of Frederic FILION and Josephte SIMARD.

Alexis DUMAS died 20 March 1859 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis DUMAS

Alexis DUMAS married

Marie FILION
Marriage date: 16 August 1825
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Marie FILION was the child of Frederic FILION and Josephte SIMARD

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Children of Alexis DUMAS and Marie FILION

Henriette DUMAS

Born: 31 May 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 25 April 1879, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Barthelemy TREMBLAY 15 February 1847 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East

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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 — 1793
31 December 1793
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 Marriage / Partner
Alexis DUMAS and Marie FILION 16 August 1825, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 31 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Henriette DUMAS was born 31 May 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis was 32 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Marriage of Child
Henriette DUMAS married 15 February 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East to Barthelemy TREMBLAY

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)