Joseph DUGAS

(b. 5 February 1691 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1777 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DUGAS was born 5 February 1691 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph DUGAS was the child of Vincent DUGAS and Catherine TESSIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre TESSIER (BESSIER) and Catherine VARIN

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

Joseph married Geneviève CATIN 5 February 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève CATIN was born 4 November 1698 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève died 24 October 1774 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève was the child of Henri-Nicolas CATIN and Jeanne BROSSARD.

Joseph DUGAS died 13 November 1777 in Montréal, 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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Joseph DUGAS married

Geneviève CATIN-- Date: 5 February 1720 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Geneviève CATIN was the child of Henri-Nicolas CATIN and Jeanne BROSSARD

Children of Joseph DUGAS and Geneviève CATIN:

Prosper-Pierre DUGAS (b.14 May 1734, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne LEMAITRE 8 February 1768 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1691 Birth
5 February 1691
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUGAS and Geneviève CATIN 5 February 1720, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Prosper-Pierre DUGAS was born 14 May 1734, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 43 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Prosper-Pierre DUGAS married 8 February 1768, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne LEMAITRE

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève CATIN died 24 October 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.