Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS

Born

5 May 1720 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

22 September 1776 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS

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Born: 5 May 1720 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS

Father

François DUMAS

Mother

Marie-Jeanne ROULEAU

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS

Paternal grandparents

François DUMAS Marguerite FOY

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel ROULEAU Jeanne DUFRESNE

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

Jean-Baptiste-François married Jeanne LECLERC 22 August 1740 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne LECLERC was born 26 August 1719 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Jeanne died 27 March 1787 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Jeanne was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL.

Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS died 22 September 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS

Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS married

Jeanne LECLERC
Marriage date: 22 August 1740
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Jeanne LECLERC was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS and Jeanne LECLERC

Marguerite DUMAS

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LAVIOLETTE 18 January 1773 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

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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 — 1720
5 May 1720
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS and Jeanne LECLERC 22 August 1740, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 20 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUMAS married 18 January 1773, , Québec Province, Canada to Pierre LAVIOLETTE

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.