flag male ancestor  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 COUTURE

Spouse(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

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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