Joseph DUGAS

(b. 30 April 1705 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 3 April 1788 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DUGAS was born 30 April 1705 in Port Royal, Acadia

Joseph DUGAS was the child of Abraham DUGAS and Madeleine Marie LANDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin DUGAS and Marguerite PETITPAS (maternal) Claude LANDRY and Marguerite Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

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

Joseph married Marguerite ROBICHAUD 7 January 1728 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ROBICHAUD was born 22 September 1708 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 1 June 1752 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Alexandre ROBICHAUD and Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON).

Joseph DUGAS died 3 April 1788 in Saint-Jacques, 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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Joseph DUGAS married

Marguerite ROBICHAUD-- Date: 7 January 1728 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite ROBICHAUD was the child of Alexandre ROBICHAUD and Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON)

Children of Joseph DUGAS and Marguerite ROBICHAUD:

Marie Anne DUGAS (b.21 July 1739, Port Royal, Acadia d. 31 October 1797, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CHAPUT 16 November 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1705 Birth
30 April 1705
Port Royal, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUGAS and Marguerite ROBICHAUD 7 January 1728, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie Anne DUGAS was born 21 July 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite ROBICHAUD died 1 June 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne DUGAS married 16 November 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph CHAPUT

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.