Felicite
DUGAS
(b.
26 February 1752
,
Port Royal, Acadia
d.
19 March 1787
,
Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Felicite DUGAS was born 26 February 1752 in Port Royal, Acadia
Felicite DUGAS was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abraham DUGAS and Madeleine Marie LANDRY (maternal) Pierre MELANSON and Anne GRANGERFelicite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Felicite married Francois FOREST 21 October 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois FOREST was born abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Francois died 22 July 1778 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Francois was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD.
Felicite DUGAS died 19 March 1787 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Felicite appear below.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Family and Children of Felicite DUGAS
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Francois FOREST-- Date: 21 October 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois FOREST was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD
Children of Francois FOREST and Felicite DUGAS:
Louis FOREST (b.11 August 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth BOURGEOIS 2 February 1795 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)
Francois FOREST-- Date: 21 October 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada Francois FOREST was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD
Children of Francois FOREST and Felicite DUGAS:
Louis FOREST (b.11 August 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Elisabeth BOURGEOIS 2 February 1795 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)
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1752 Birth 26 February 1752
Port Royal, Acadia
1755 - Exile in Massachusetts
'Claude Dugas and his wife received an order to live in Sturbridge, but their children would be separated from them; Marguerite, Madeleine and Felecite were sent to Oxford. The two other daughters; Elizabeth (Cecile) and Hannah (Anne) were sent to Dudley, while the two sons, Charles and Joseph, left for Charlton. Charles Belliveau (Claude's son-in law) and his wife and their young children received an order to go to Leicester, but the second child was sent to Spencer. In the spring or summer of 1767, however despite anguish and misfortune, Claude Dugas succeeded in reaching the Province of Quebec with the whole family, except for Charles.'
History of the Franco-Americans of Southbridge, by Felix Gatineau, translated by Elizabeth Blood
'Claude Dugas and his wife received an order to live in Sturbridge, but their children would be separated from them; Marguerite, Madeleine and Felecite were sent to Oxford. The two other daughters; Elizabeth (Cecile) and Hannah (Anne) were sent to Dudley, while the two sons, Charles and Joseph, left for Charlton. Charles Belliveau (Claude's son-in law) and his wife and their young children received an order to go to Leicester, but the second child was sent to Spencer. In the spring or summer of 1767, however despite anguish and misfortune, Claude Dugas succeeded in reaching the Province of Quebec with the whole family, except for Charles.'
History of the Franco-Americans of Southbridge, by Felix Gatineau, translated by Elizabeth Blood
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 / PartnerFelicite DUGAS and Francois FOREST 21 October 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
She was 19 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildLouis FOREST was born 11 August 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Felicite was 20 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.
1778 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrancois FOREST died 22 July 1778, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death 19 March 1787
Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 35.
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