Cécile DUMAS

(b. 21 January 1747 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1824 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Cécile DUMAS was born 21 January 1747 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Cécile DUMAS was the child of Charles DUMAS and Ursule GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUMAS and Marie-Françoise GERVAIS (maternal) Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON and Catherine PELLERIN

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Cécile married Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE 13 February 1770 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 13 July 1744 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre died 10 April 1820 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL.

Cécile DUMAS died 25 February 1824 in Contrecœur, 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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Cécile DUMAS married

Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE-- Date: 13 February 1770 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Children of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS:

Cecile LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE (b.15 March 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 March 1861, Contrecœur, Canada East )
m. Louis BIBEAU 23 October 1809 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marguerite LECLERC (b.5 August 1774, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Michel DUMAS 19 October 1795 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE (b.4 September 1786, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LECLERC 28 July 1806 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1747 Birth
21 January 1747
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Cécile DUMAS and Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE 13 February 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Cecile LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 15 March 1773, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Cécile was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite LECLERC was born 5 August 1774, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Cécile was 27 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE was born 4 September 1786, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Cécile was 39 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LECLERC married 19 October 1795, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Michel DUMAS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE married 28 July 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

1809 Marriage of Child
Cecile LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 23 October 1809, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Louis BIBEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England