Marcel
DUMAIS
Born
12 December 1816
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died
1 November 1896
,
Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
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Marcel DUMAIS was born 12 December 1816 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Marcel DUMAIS was the child of Marcel DUMAIS and Marie-Angelique CAZES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent-Cyrien DUMAIS and Marie-Modeste LANGLAIS dite SERIEN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CAZES and Marie SASSEVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marcel married Marie-Melvine MARTIN 7 February 1842 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Melvine MARTIN was born 13 December 1821 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Melvine died 8 June 1874 in St-Denis, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Melvine was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Adelaide MICHAUD.
Marcel DUMAIS died 1 November 1896 in Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Marcel DUMAIS
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Marie-Melvine MARTIN-- Date: 7 February 1842 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
Marie-Melvine MARTIN was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Adelaide MICHAUD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Melvine MARTIN-- Date: 7 February 1842 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East Marie-Melvine MARTIN was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Adelaide MICHAUD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Marcel DUMAIS and Marie-Melvine MARTIN
Marie Claire Thais DUMAIS (b.4 August 1853, Saint-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada d. 7 June 1924, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada )m. Olivier TREMBLAY 23 November 1874
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1816 Birth 12 December 1816
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Marriage / PartnerMarcel DUMAIS and Marie-Melvine MARTIN 7 February 1842, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
He was 25 years old.
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1853 Birth of ChildMarie Claire Thais DUMAIS was born 4 August 1853, Saint-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
Marcel was 36 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1874 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Melvine MARTIN died 8 June 1874, St-Denis, Quebec, Canada
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 Death 1 November 1896
Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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