Pierre DUMAS

(b. 29 June 1701 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1783 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre DUMAS was born 29 June 1701 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Pierre DUMAS was the child of François DUMAS and Marie-Françoise GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite FOY (maternal) Marin GERVAIS and Françoise MONVOISIN

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

Pierre married Suzanne BAILLARGEON 20 August 1725 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne BAILLARGEON was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Suzanne died 27 September 1770 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Suzanne was the child of Nicolas BAILLARGEON and Marie-Jeanne ROULEAU.

Pierre DUMAS died 21 November 1783 in Saint-Ours, 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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Pierre DUMAS married

Suzanne BAILLARGEON-- Date: 20 August 1725 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Suzanne BAILLARGEON was the child of Nicolas BAILLARGEON and Marie-Jeanne ROULEAU

Children:

Josephte Dumas 1733-1784
Louis Dumas 1740-1817
André Dumas 1747-1790

Children of Pierre DUMAS and Suzanne BAILLARGEON:

Marie-Josephe DUMAS (b.6 February 1733, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Germain ROCHEREAU 1 March 1756 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis DUMAS (b.28 February 1740, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1817, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ 2 February 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

André DUMAS (b.17 November 1747, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1790, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Françoise MANDEVILLE 18 September 1775 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1701 Birth
29 June 1701
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUMAS and Suzanne BAILLARGEON 20 August 1725, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUMAS was born 6 February 1733, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 31 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Louis DUMAS was born 28 February 1740, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
André DUMAS was born 17 November 1747, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 46 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DUMAS married 1 March 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Germain ROCHEREAU

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis DUMAS married 2 February 1761, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ

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.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Suzanne BAILLARGEON died 27 September 1770, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1775 Marriage of Child
André DUMAS married 18 September 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Françoise MANDEVILLE

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.