Charles DUGAS

Born

10 December 1711 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

25 January 1801 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Charles DUGAS

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Born: 10 December 1711 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Parents of Charles DUGAS

Father

Joseph DUGAS

Mother

Marguerite RICHARD

Grandparents of Charles DUGAS

Paternal grandparents

Abraham DUGAS Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre RICHARD Marguerite LANDRY

Charles was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Charles married Anne LEBLANC 7 January 1739 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne LEBLANC was born 16 March 1718 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Anne died 15 April 1776 in Canada. Anne was the child of Pierre LEBLANC and Françoise LANDRY.

Charles DUGAS died 25 January 1801 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles DUGAS

Charles DUGAS married

Anne LEBLANC
Marriage date: 7 January 1739
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Anne LEBLANC was the child of Pierre LEBLANC and Françoise LANDRY

Children of Charles DUGAS and Anne LEBLANC

Marie DUGAS

Born: abt. 1741, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 2 July 1839, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre Benjamin LEBLANC 1760

Pierre DUGAS

Born: 14 September 1742, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: abt. 1780, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Francoise ROBICHAUD

Helene DUGAS

Born: abt. 1746, , Canada
Died: 23 April 1830, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Claude LANDRY 16 October 1770 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Angelique DUGAS

Born: abt. 1750,
Died: 30 November 1825, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Hilaire POIRIER 8 November 1773 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DUGAS

Born: 14 September 1752, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 4 June 1820, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Agathe LANDRY 1770 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1711
10 December 1711
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Charles DUGAS and Anne LEBLANC 7 January 1739, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

He was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pierre DUGAS was born 14 September 1742, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Charles was 30 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph DUGAS was born 14 September 1752, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Charles was 40 years old.

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

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Helene DUGAS married 16 October 1770, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada to Claude LANDRY

1773 Marriage of Child
Angelique DUGAS married 8 November 1773, Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada to Hilaire POIRIER

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.