Félicité CHENAY

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abt. 1710 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 May 1779 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE Élisabeth BOUCHER

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Born: abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE

Mother: Élisabeth BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) , Elisabeth AUBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHER , Marie-Madeleine PARE

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Félicité married Étienne DUMAS 1 November 1731 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Étienne DUMAS was born 21 April 1704 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Étienne died 13 April 1785 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Étienne was the child of Charles DUMAS and Marie GUIGNARD (GIGNARD).

Félicité CHENAY died 10 May 1779 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Félicité CHENAY married

Étienne DUMAS
Marriage date: 1 November 1731
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Étienne DUMAS was the child of Charles DUMAS and Marie GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

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Children:

Félicité Dumas 1732-1752

Angélique Dumas 1735-1774

Étienne-Joseph Dumas 1737-1803

Josephte Dumas 1739-1791

Jean-Baptiste Dumas 1742-

Pierre-Ignace Dumas 1745-

Jérôme Dumas 1750-1818

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Félicité DUMAS

Born: 21 September 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 30 June 1752, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre PHANEUF 25 October 1751 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Etienne-Joseph DUMAS

Born: 18 March 1737, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 10 September 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE 9 October 1764 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephte DUMAS

Born: 22 June 1739, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1791, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Pierre ÉTHIER 21 January 1760 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jérôme DUMAS

Born: 20 May 1750, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LAMARGUERITE 7 October 1793 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Félicité CHENAY and Étienne DUMAS 1 November 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1732 Birth of Child
Félicité DUMAS was born 21 September 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1737 Birth of Child
Etienne-Joseph DUMAS was born 18 March 1737, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DUMAS was born 22 June 1739, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1750 Birth of Child
Jérôme DUMAS was born 20 May 1750, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

1751 Marriage of Child
Félicité DUMAS married 25 October 1751, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Pierre PHANEUF

1752 Death of Child
Félicité DUMAS died 30 June 1752, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DUMAS married 21 January 1760, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Louis-Pierre ÉTHIER

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Joseph DUMAS married 9 October 1764 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE

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.