Nicolas DUMAS

(b. 19 January 1730 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. abt. 1807 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Nicolas DUMAS was born 19 January 1730 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Nicolas DUMAS was the child of François DUMAS and Marie-Jeanne ROULEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite FOY (maternal) Gabriel ROULEAU and Jeanne DUFRESNE

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

Nicolas married Marie-Anne FORTIER 18 February 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne FORTIER was born 23 April 1736 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis FORTIER and Elisabeth FONTAINE.

Nicolas DUMAS died abt. 1807 in Québec Province, 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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Nicolas DUMAS married

Marie-Anne FORTIER-- Date: 18 February 1754 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne FORTIER was the child of Louis FORTIER and Elisabeth FONTAINE

Children of Nicolas DUMAS and Marie-Anne FORTIER:

Nicolas DUMAS (b.abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 December 1823, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse GARAND 3 February 1783 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste DUMAS (b.11 September 1772, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 June 1850, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. Marie-Amable DUFAULT 23 September 1793 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1730 Birth
19 January 1730
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DUMAS and Marie-Anne FORTIER 18 February 1754 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.

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.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUMAS was born 11 September 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Nicolas was 42 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.