flag male ancestor  Marcel  DUMAIS

  (b. 12 December 1816 Kamouraska, Lower Canada   d. 1 November 1896 Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )  

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Marcel DUMAIS was born 12 December 1816 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marcel DUMAIS was the child of Marcel DUMAIS   and   Marie-Angelique CAZES and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Vincent-Cyrien DUMAIS and Marie-Modeste LANGLAIS dite SERIEN (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste CAZES and Marie SASSEVILLE

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

Marcel  married  Marie-Melvine MARTIN 7 February 1842 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Melvine MARTIN  was born 13 December 1821 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).  Marie-Melvine died 8 June 1874 in St-Denis, Quebec, Canada.  Marie-Melvine was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Adelaide MICHAUD.

Marcel DUMAIS died 1 November 1896 in Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.
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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.

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Family and Children of Marcel DUMAIS

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Marcel DUMAIS married flag female ancestor Marie-Melvine MARTIN-- Date: 7 February 1842 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
Marie-Melvine MARTIN was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Adelaide MICHAUD




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Children of Marcel DUMAIS and Marie-Melvine MARTIN:

flag photo of Marie Claire Thais DUMAIS  Marie Claire Thais DUMAIS (b.4 August 1853, Saint-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada  d. 7 June 1924, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada )
m. Olivier TREMBLAY 23 November 1874



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birth1816 Birth
12 December 1816
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1842 Marriage / Partner
Marcel DUMAIS and Marie-Melvine MARTIN 7 February 1842, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Birth of Child
Marie Claire Thais DUMAIS was born 4 August 1853, Saint-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Marcel was 36 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1874 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Melvine MARTIN died 8 June 1874, St-Denis, Quebec, Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1896 Death
1 November 1896
Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 5/19/2025 2:29:06 PM - Updated: 10/17/2025 12:12:40 PM

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