Étienne DUMAS

(b. 21 April 1704 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1785 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Étienne DUMAS was born 21 April 1704 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Étienne DUMAS was the child of Charles DUMAS and Marie GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite FOY (maternal) Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Jeanne GUILLEMET

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

Étienne married Félicité CHENAY 1 November 1731 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Félicité CHENAY was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Félicité died 10 May 1779 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Félicité was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE and Élisabeth BOUCHER.

Étienne DUMAS died 13 April 1785 in Chambly, 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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Family and Children of Étienne DUMAS

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Étienne DUMAS married

Félicité CHENAY-- Date: 1 November 1731 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Félicité CHENAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE and Élisabeth BOUCHER

Children:

Félicité Dumas 1732-1752
Angélique Dumas 1735-1774
Étienne-Joseph Dumas 1737-1803
Josephte Dumas 1739-1791
Jean-Baptiste Dumas 1742-
Pierre-Ignace Dumas 1745-
Jérôme Dumas 1750-1818

Children of Étienne DUMAS and Félicité CHENAY:

Félicité DUMAS (b.21 September 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1752, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre PHANEUF 25 October 1751 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Etienne-Joseph DUMAS (b.18 March 1737, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE 9 October 1764 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephte DUMAS (b.22 June 1739, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1791, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Pierre ÉTHIER 21 January 1760 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jérôme DUMAS (b.20 May 1750, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite LAMARGUERITE 7 October 1793 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1704 Birth
21 April 1704
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Étienne DUMAS and Félicité CHENAY 1 November 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Félicité DUMAS was born 21 September 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 28 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Etienne-Joseph DUMAS was born 18 March 1737, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 32 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DUMAS was born 22 June 1739, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 35 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jérôme DUMAS was born 20 May 1750, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Étienne was 46 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Félicité DUMAS married 25 October 1751, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Pierre PHANEUF

1752 Death of Child
Félicité DUMAS died 30 June 1752, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Étienne was 48 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DUMAS married 21 January 1760, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Louis-Pierre ÉTHIER

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Joseph DUMAS married 9 October 1764 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE

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.