Etienne DUMAS

(b. 6 October 1729 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1811 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Etienne DUMAS was born 6 October 1729 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Etienne DUMAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMAS and Marie-Anne BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DUMAS and Françoise-Marthe RONDEAU (maternal) Jacques BERGERON and Agnès GRENON

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

Etienne married Josephte JANELLE 22 July 1755 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte JANELLE was born 13 June 1734 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte died 10 April 1814 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Josephte was the child of Jean-François JANELLE and Françoise BENOIT.

Etienne DUMAS died 5 November 1811 in Nicolet, Lower 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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Etienne DUMAS married

Josephte JANELLE-- Date: 22 July 1755 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Josephte JANELLE was the child of Jean-François JANELLE and Françoise BENOIT

Children of Etienne DUMAS and Josephte JANELLE:

Josephte DUMAS (b.10 December 1761, Nicolet, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine PINARD 13 January 1777 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1729 Birth
6 October 1729
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DUMAS and Josephte JANELLE 22 July 1755, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Josephte DUMAS was born 10 December 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Etienne was 32 years old.

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.

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.