Marguerite DUMAS

Born

22 August 1698 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

6 April 1771 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

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François DUMAS Marie-Françoise GERVAIS

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Born: 22 August 1698 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: François DUMAS

Mother: Marie-Françoise GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents: François DUMAS , Marguerite FOY

Maternal grandparents: Marin GERVAIS , Françoise MONVOISIN

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) 6 November 1725 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) was born 13 February 1704 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Jeanne VERREAULT (VERREAU).

Marguerite DUMAS died 6 April 1771 in Château-Richer, 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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Marguerite DUMAS married

Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON)
Marriage date: 6 November 1725
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) was the child of Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Jeanne VERREAULT (VERREAU)

Children of Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Marguerite DUMAS

Jean CAUCHON

Born: 3 March 1729, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 13 April 1811, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT 7 February 1763 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE

Born: 1 October 1733, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1811, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne LEGARE 8 January 1761 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Birth — 1698
22 August 1698
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUMAS and Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) 6 November 1725, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 27 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Jean CAUCHON was born 3 March 1729, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE was born 1 October 1733, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE married 8 January 1761, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Anne LEGARE

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Jean CAUCHON married 7 February 1763, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT