François
DUMAS
(b.
25 May 1754
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
d.
22 May 1830
,
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
)
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François DUMAS was born 25 May 1754 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
François DUMAS was the child of Laurent DUMAS and Gertrude RUEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite ROULEAU (maternal) Pierre RUEL and Marie-Anne COUTURESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 14 November 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 26 November 1759 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 29 December 1824 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ALLAIRE.
François DUMAS died 22 May 1830 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
François DUMAS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
François DUMAS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.
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.
Family and Children of François DUMAS
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Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE-- Date: 14 November 1780 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Louis GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ALLAIRE
Children of François DUMAS and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE:
Laurent DUMAS (b.November 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Veronique LAVALLÉE 23 November 1819 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE-- Date: 14 November 1780 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Louis GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ALLAIRE
Children of François DUMAS and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE:
Laurent DUMAS (b.November 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Veronique LAVALLÉE 23 November 1819 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1754 Birth 25 May 1754
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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.
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.
1780 Marriage / PartnerFrançois DUMAS and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 14 November 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
He was 26 years old.
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 Canada1798 Birth of ChildLaurent DUMAS was born November 1798, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
François was 44 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildLaurent DUMAS married 23 November 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Veronique LAVALLÉE
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1824 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE died 29 December 1824, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
1830 Death 22 May 1830
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.
Added: 3/21/2021 10:04:26 AM
- Updated: 3/21/2021 10:08:40 AM
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