Marie-Josephe DUMAS

(b. 29 July 1753 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1776 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephe DUMAS was born 29 July 1753 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe DUMAS was the child of François DUMAS and Françoise RUEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite ROULEAU (maternal) Pierre RUEL and Marie-Anne COUTURE

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

Marie-Josephe married François-Charles JACQUES 4 February 1771 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Charles JACQUES was born 5 October 1747 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François-Charles was the child of François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Marie-Josephe DUMAS died 12 December 1776 in Contrecœur, 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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Marie-Josephe DUMAS married

François-Charles JACQUES-- Date: 4 February 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Charles JACQUES was the child of François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Children of François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe DUMAS:

François JACQUES (b.7 August 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1825, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Helene GENDRON 14 August 1797 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1753 Birth
29 July 1753
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DUMAS and François-Charles JACQUES 4 February 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 17 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
François JACQUES was born 7 August 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephe was 19 years old.

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.