Charles DUMAS

(b. 8 March 1837 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 27 February 1901 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA )

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Charles DUMAS was born 8 March 1837 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Charles DUMAS was the child of Michel-Charles DUMAS and Marguerite PERRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DUMAS and Marguerite LECLERC (maternal) Antoine PERRON and Celeste CHAUVIN

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

Charles married Catherine HUS LEMOINE 22 September 1879 in Sorel, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine HUS LEMOINE was born 26 February 1844 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine died 2 July 1913 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. Catherine was the child of Charles HUS LEMOINE and Louise BERGERON.

Charles DUMAS died 27 February 1901 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.
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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 Charles DUMAS

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Charles DUMAS married

Catherine HUS LEMOINE-- Date: 22 September 1879 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada
Catherine HUS LEMOINE was the child of Charles HUS LEMOINE and Louise BERGERON

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Children of Charles DUMAS and Catherine HUS LEMOINE:

Marie-Louise-Rosanna DUMAS (b.12 July 1880, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1880, Sorel, Québec, Canada )

Mary Angelina Regina DUMAS (b.12 July 1880, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1921, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA)

Marie-Malvina-Alexina DUMAS (b.28 March 1882, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 1 December 1887, Sorel, Québec, Canada )

Joseph DUMAS (b.21 March 1884, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1884, Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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1837 Birth
8 March 1837
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Marriage / Partner
Charles DUMAS and Catherine HUS LEMOINE 22 September 1879, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 42 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Rosanna DUMAS was born 12 July 1880, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles was 43 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
Mary Angelina Regina DUMAS was born 12 July 1880, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles was 43 years old.

1881 - Sorel, Quebec
Name: Charles Dumas
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 42
Birth Year: 1839
Birthplace: Quebec
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Francaise (French)
Occupation: Voyageur
Province: Quebec
District Number: 61
District: Richelieu
Sub-District Number: A
Subdistrict: Sorel
Division: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Dumas 42
Catherine Lemoine 36
Chs. Cournoyer 12
Emmanuel Cournoyer 10
Napoléon Cournoyer 7
Helmina Dumas 17
Véronise Dumas 14
Mary Dumas 8/ 12
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1882 Birth of Child
Marie-Malvina-Alexina DUMAS was born 28 March 1882, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles was 45 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Joseph DUMAS was born 21 March 1884, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles was 47 years old.