Michel DUMAS

(b. 9 April 1768 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 January 1849 , Contrecœur, Canada East )

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Michel DUMAS was born 9 April 1768 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel DUMAS was the child of Louis DUMAS and Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUMAS and Suzanne BAILLARGEON (maternal) François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

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

Michel married Marguerite LECLERC 19 October 1795 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite LECLERC was born 5 August 1774 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite was the child of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS.

Michel DUMAS died 15 January 1849 in Contrecœur, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Michel DUMAS married

Marguerite LECLERC-- Date: 19 October 1795 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marguerite LECLERC was the child of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS

Children of Michel DUMAS and Marguerite LECLERC:

Isidore DUMAS (b.abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Celeste ARPIN (HARPIN) 5 September 1825 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie DUMAS (b.29 October 1799, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DAVIAU 10 January 1825 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel-Charles DUMAS (b.7 August 1800, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 1 June 1895, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite PERRON 16 November 1830 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Antoine DUMAS (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Veronique MANDEVILLE 4 November 1828 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1768 Birth
9 April 1768
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Michel DUMAS and Marguerite LECLERC 19 October 1795, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marie DUMAS was born 29 October 1799, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel was 31 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Michel-Charles DUMAS was born 7 August 1800, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel was 32 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Marie DUMAS married 10 January 1825, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph DAVIAU

1825 Marriage of Child
Isidore DUMAS married 5 September 1825, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Celeste ARPIN (HARPIN)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Antoine DUMAS married 4 November 1828, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Veronique MANDEVILLE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Michel-Charles DUMAS married 16 November 1830, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marguerite PERRON

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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)