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SOME HISTORY
The first Dumas to settle in Canada was Francois Dumas who was the son of Francois Dumas and Anne Rollin from Nateuil-en-Valle`e,ar, Angouleme.ev. Poiters,Angoumois(Charente Mantine)France.Francois was a Stonemason and an interpreter of the Iroquois language. During the first census in Canada in 1666 his name was recorded. He was baptised 15 July 1636. In 1681, during the last census under the French regime, we find Francois and his family had settled at Ile de Orleans in Quebec, with the following report: Francois Dumas age 45, Stonemason, his wife Marquerite Foye, age 45, children; Francois age 13, Charles, age 10, Jeanne, age 7, Gabriel, age 6, Catherine, age 4, and Marie, age1. One Musket firearm, 5 head of cattle and 20 acres of land.
The Dumas' in Canada it seems has had a long association with our First Nations People, Francois as was recorded in the 1681 Census was an interpreter of the Iroquois language. Some of our ancestors were from the First Nations
Isadore Dumas along with Michael Dumas, Louis Riel's Second in Command, were present at the battle of Batoche. Riel and the Metis people helped form Canada and openned up the west.
There are some of us who are Metis and very proud to be associated with the Metis Peoples of Canada and North America.
HISTORIOGRAPHY
The Dumas coat of arms that is officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives consist of:
The arms(shield) when translated the description is; Divided chevronwise flory couterflory, gold and blue; in top two lions's paws jagged, and on the base a sheaf, all couterchanged.
Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as; Issuant from a chaplet of roses, and arm embowed in armour proper, charged with a fleur-de-lis azure, and grasping a scythe in bend sinister also proper,
The Crest description is; Issuing from a wreath of roses, and arm in armour bent at the elbow naturall colored, charged with a blue fleur-de-lis, and grasping a scythe placed in right diagnal naturally colored.
Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times. The motto recorded with the Dumas Coat of Arms is "ADSUM" (Iam here)
The surname Dumas seems to be locational in orgin, and is believed to be associated with the French meaning 'Dweller at, or near the house or little farm".
Different spellings of the same original Dumas are: Dummas, Dumis, Duma, and Dumais.
The logical reason for the different spelling was illiteracy. Depending on how the name was pronounced was how it was spelt.
If you look closely at the Dumas motto it is spelt with the same letters in our name.
THE TREE
To follw my personal tree in the Dumas line all my grandfathers will be CAPITALIZED, AND WHERE APPROPIATE A NUMBER WILL BE PLACE AT THE BEGINNING TO SHOW THE GENERATION
My Mothers tree the Menard family will follow.
8X GREAT-GRANDFATHER
DUMAS FRANCOIS Married to Anne Rollin
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7X GREATGRANDFATHER
DUMAS FRANCOIS, Baptised, 15 July, 1636 at Ste. Famillie, Ile de Orleans PQ
Married. Francoise Gervais
Married. Marguerite Foy, 15 Jul 1667
6 X GREAT-GRANDFATHER
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DUMAS FRANCOIS,Baptised,15 Jul1669, at St. Jean, Ile de Orleans PQ
Married, Marie Gervais
Jeanne Rouleau
CHILDREN
Charles
Married, Francoise Rondeau, 22 Aug 1694
Marie Guignard, 21 Aug 1702
Marthe Garout, 18 Jul 1712
Mark Antoine, Baptised 29 July 1672
Jeanne, Baptised, 3 Sept 1673
Maried, Louis Marceau. 1697
Barriel, Baptised, 23 Sept. 1674
Catherine, Baptised, 28 May 1677
Francois, Baptised, 1 Dec 1690
Died, 11 Jan 1691
Marie Madeleine, Baptised, 15 Mar 1692
at St. Jean Ile de Orleans, PQ
Married, Guillaume Fortier, 9 Nov 1711,
at St.Laurent, Ile de Orleans PQ
5 X GREAT-GRANDFATHER
FRANCOIS DUMAS, Baptised, 2 July 1694
Married, Marguerite Rouleau, 11 Aug 1717
Died, 9 Dec 1749
George, Baptised, 4 Aug 1696
Married, Marguerite, Gobeil, 1723
Marie, Anne Godbout, 15 Jan 1725
Madeleine Ferr`e, 28 Apr 1738
Died, 2 Apr 1751 at Quebec City PQ
Marquerite, Baptised, 1698
Married, Jean Baptiste Cauchon, 6 Nov 1725
at Chateau Richer PQ
Died, 8 Apr 1771
Antoine, Baptised, 13 Jun 1700
Died 13 Jun 1700
Pierre, Baptised, 30 Jun 1701
Married, Suzanne Baillargeon, 20 Aug 1725
at St. Laurent, Ile de Orleans PQ
Joseph, Baptised, 11 Sep 1704
Augustin, Baptised, 1706
Married, Genevieve Audet, 16 Nov 1733
Died, 22 Apr 1756
Charles, Baptised, 14 Feb 1709
Married, Ursule Gaudin, 20 Jul 1733
Jeanne, Baptised, 29 Aug 1712
Marie, Baptised
Married, Louis Baillargeon, 7 Apr 1739
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5 X GREAT-GRANDFATHER
FRANCOIS DUMAS,Baptised, 2 Jul 1674
Married, Marguerite Rouleau
CHILDREN
Catherine. Baptised, 11 Aug 1718
Married, Louis Gaulin, 14 Feb 1746
Marguerite, Baptised, 8 Apr 1720
Married, Laurent Labrecque, 6 Feb 1741
Married, Louis Audet, 7 Sep 1750
Francois, baptised, 23 Jun 1722
Married, Francoise Ruel, 24 Apr 1747
Died, 30 Jun 1724
Pierre, Baptised, 13 Jul 1725
Married, Perinne Charlotte Boutin, 2 Oct 1747
Joseph, baptised, 21 Aug 1727
LAURENT,Baptised
Married, Gertude Ruel, 1 Feb 1751,
at St Laurent, Ile de Orleans PQ
Anoyme, Baptised, 1 Oct 1732
Died, 1 Oct 1732
Marie, Baptised, 1733
Died, 13 Aug 1735
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4 X GREAT-GRANDFATHER
LAURENT, Married, Gertrude Ruel, 1 Feb 1751
At St Laurent Ile de Orleans PQ
CHILDREN
LAURENT,Baptised, 28 Jun 1752
Married, Madeleine Roy, 6 Nov 1781
At Ste. Vallier, PQ
Francois, Baptised, 25 May 1754
Charles, Baptised, 6 Apr 1756
Gertrude, Baptised, 27 Feb 1758
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3 X GREAT-GRANDFATHER
LAURENT,
Married Madeleine Roy
CHILDREN
Charles, Baptised,
Married, Josephite Naddeau, 24 Oct 1809
at St. Charles, PQ
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2 X GREAT-GRANDFATHER
CHARLES, Married Josephite Nadeau
CHILDREN
BENOIT, Baptised
Married, Rose de Lima Paquet, 15 Jun 1852
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GREAT-GRANDFATHER
BENOIT, Married, Rose de Lima Paquet
CHILDREN
ISADORE, Baptised
Married, Marie Anna Simoneau, 10 Jul 1899 at St. Zacharie.
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GRANDFATHER
ISADORE, Married, Marie Anna Simoneau.
Grandmother, born 23 Aug 1881,
Died 6 Apr 1977
CHILDREN
Oscar, Baptised, 19 May 1901
at Chester, New hamshire USA
FATHER, ALCIDE ALFRED,Born, 16 Sep 1902
at Berlin, New Hamshire, USA
Married, Marie, Hossanna, Anita, Menard, on 29 Oct 1929 at Norembega, Horleybay Ontario
Hernes, Born 10 Sep 1906
at St.Come de Beauce PQ
Honore, Baptised, 29 July 1909
at Come de Beaude PQ
Died 18 May 1955
Married, Aline Menard on 29 Oct 1929
Irenee, Born, 21 Dec 1910
at Lamoureax, Alberta
Married, Marie Rose Tardif
Married, Aline Menard who was born on 23 Oct 1913 and Died 27 Jun 1985
Albert, Born, 20 Oct 1913
at Lamoureux Alberta
Died, 7 Jul 1976
Married, Olive Lamothe who was
Born 31 March 1921 in Cochrane Ont
Cecile, Born, 5 Aug 1915
at Normandeau, Alberta
Married David Lamothe
Died, 25 nov 1992
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FATHER, ALCIDE
Died, 4 May 1963
Married, Hossanna Menard who was born
7 Feb 1911 and Died 23 Jan 1988
Step Father, Earl E. Riches
Died, 25 Nov 1992
Children
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Elie,Alcide, Born, 4 Aug 1930
at Norembega, Ont
Died, June 1978
Married, Bertrice(Kay) Witheridge, on 22 Feb 1951.(Passed away 13 Nov. 2003)
Their children
Carolyn Kay, Born 30 Jun1953
Married Michael Alfred George Simons
on 19 Jun 1992
Son, Masrcus Elie, Born, 30 Aug 1996
Paul Elie, Born 23 Sep 1955
Married, Debra Lyn Amodes
on 2 May 1980, who passed away in
March 1999
Daughter, Terra Michelle, born 22 Sep 1982
Son, Derick, Paul, born, 12 Aug 1985
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Elianne Marie, Born 6 Sep 1931
Married, Morris Menard, 6 Mar 1948
Son,Maurice, Born 23 Oct 1948
Married, Bernie
Son Maurice
Son, Marcel, Born 2 Nov 1949
Married, Charlene
Son, Gary Born 1972
Daughter, Michelle, Born 1974
Son Michael, Born 20 Sep 1950
Son, Raymond, Born 11 Sep 1951
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John Joseph Earnest, Born 23 Aug 1932
Married, Delores Fletcher
Died, 7 Aug 1991
Son Dan born
Married, Tina
Son Donald, Born
Married, Eva
Son Douglas, Born
Married, Catherine
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Jeannine Mary Alma, Born 22 Oct 1933
Married, Martin Douglas Schram, 1952
at Thedford, Ont
Son, Dennis Martin, Born 1952
Married, Joanne Rawlings
Son, Shannon Martin
Son, Richard Burton, Born 1953
Married Eleanor Poore
Son, Jason
Daughter, Jana Lyn
Son, Charles Douglas, Born 1956
Married, Judy White
Son,Jeremy
Daughter, Tara
Daughter Jane Ellen, Born 1957
Married, Mike Eagleson,
Married,Dave Beaver
Son, Anthony Michael,born,6 Aug,1980
Daughter, Carolym,Jeannine,born 18 May 1982.
Son, William, Patrick,Born, 1961
Married, Sheri Hunniford
Son Darren
Son, Adam
Son Brent
Son, Roger Allen, Born 1963
Married, Susan Bonwick
Daughter, Mercedes
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Mary Cecilia Hermance(Pat) Born 11 Nov 1934
Married,Harold(Pud) Bice(Died,24 Feb 1995)
Daughter, Sharon Joan, Born 23 Apr 1953
Married, Gordon Harold Cook,26 May 1973
Daughter, Janette Lucille, Born 27 Nov 1973
Daughter Elizabeth Dawn Born 5 Sep 80
Daughter, Peggy Ann, Born 11 Mar 1954
Married, Herbert Neil Zavitz,26 Apr 1975
Son, Neil Allan, Born, 17 Sep 1975
Daughter, Anne Marie, Born 14 Nov 1978
Son, Harold David Born,30 Jul 1956
Married,Debrah Maxina Karpinski, 23 May 81
Daughter, Danielle Carol, Born 4 Jun 1982
Son, Raymond, Born 10 Dec 1983
Son Larry Edward, Born 4 Dec 1960
Married, Im Gale Brauen, 2 Nov 1979
Daughter,Nicole Marie, Born 12 Dec 1979
Son Michael Edward, Born 4 Oct 1984
Linda Gail, Born 4 Dec 1960
Married, Ernest Franklin Cook, 1 Mar 1980
Daughter, Jacqualine Grey, Born 2 Dec 1982
Son, Allen Thomas, Born 9 Jan 1986
Son, Gerald Allan, Born 5 Feb 1966
Married, Margorie Feltz, 6 Apr 1985
Son, Bradley Allan, Born 6 Oct 1987
Son Joseph Edward. Born 18 Dec 1989
Daughter, Jessica Katelyn Born 31 Dec 1991
Son Timothy James, Born 20 Apr 1995
Sandra Jane, Born 19 Apr 1974
Married Paul Kelly Lucas, 22 Jun 1996
Daughter, Brittany, Meagan Born 15 Mar 1991
Daughter, Kathlyn Grey, Born 2 Mar 1995
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Norman, Joseph, Leger, Born 27 Jul 1936
Married, Cecelia
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George Joseph Howard, Born 4 Sep 1938
Married, Patricia Louise Heise
Born 3 Jul 1953
Son James, Born 21 Mar 1987
Daughter, Kathleen, Born 19 Aug 1988
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Yvette Rose Marie, Born 18 Nov 1939
deceased 24 Jun 2005
Married, Sidney Snarr, 17 Jul 1959
Son Raymond Joseph, Born 21 Feb 1961
Son Keneth Robert, Born 25 Feb 1964
Married, Tina Barbra Marie Dumoulin, 1 Jul 1989
Son, Cristopher Davis, Born 22 Nov 1984
Son, Robert Joseph, Born 28 Apr 1987
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PAUL JOSEPH, Born 20 Sep 1940
Married, Cecelia Helen Brazeau, 23 Jun 1962
Daughter, Darlene Anne, Born 9 Apr 1963
Married, Peter Bazowski, 23 Aug 1986
Married, Donald Lauzon, 29 Dec 2000
Daughter, Jeanette Marie, Born 4 Sep 1985
Daughter, Dominique Gabrielle, Born 6 Nov 1987
Son, Robert Elie, Born 14 May 1965
Daughter, Patricia Louise, Born 7 Oct 1966
Married, Carl Hansen, 26 Aug 1989
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The above two photographs are of Grandmother Menard and Grandfather Menard.
THE MENARD FAMILY
Pierre Menard dit Saintonge, born, 1636 in France
Died, 1693, at Contrecoeur, PQ. Married Marguerite Deshayes,in 1670, born, 1646, in France, Died 1709, in Repentigny PQ
Pierre Menard, Born 1672, in Sorel,PQ, Married Suzanne Delaporte dit Sainte-Georges,in 1695, born 1676
Pierre Menard, born 1704, in Contrecoeur, PQ, married Marie-Catherine Dallaire,in1726, born 1706, in Boucherville,PQ
Joseph-Amable Menard, Married Marie-Josephte Bertrand, in 1778
Joseph-Ignace Menard, born, 1778,in Lachine,PQ Married,Marie Anable Charron in 1802, born in Saint-Benoit,PQ
Jean-Marie Joseph Menard, born in 1803 at Saint Benoit, PQ died 1866,at Montebello,PQ. Married Marguerite Groux in 1828
Elie Menard. born 1847 in Montebello,PQ. Married Flavie Bisson, in 1867, born 1848, in Montebello,PQ died 1912, at Lefaivre, ON.
GRANDFATHER,Elie DAVID, Born in 1871 in Montebello,PQ died in 1932, in Norembega, ON> Married, Georgianna Laroche,in 1895, Born,in 1877 at St-Ancre Avelin, PQ. died, 28 Apr in 1950.
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Children
Marie Anne Born, 3 Jun 1896 at St.Andre Daviland
Married, Ernet Pare
Dianna Born, 11 Mar 1899 at St. Andre Daviland
Married, Andrenique Carbonneau
Albert, Born 28 Apr 1901 at Chelmsford Ont
Married Cecile Deblette
Philias, Born, 25 May at Chelmsford Ont
Married, Lorette Lalonde
Honore, Born 19 Feb 1905 at Chelmsford Ont
Deceased as a child
Oscar born, 20 Jan 1906 at Chelmsford Ont
Married, Alma Poulin
Bernadette, Born 26 Apr 1907 at Chelmsford Ont
Married Paul Tellier
Married, Leopal Dion
Laurnet, Born 19 Jan 1909 at Chelmsford Ont
Married Alice Bilodeau
HOSANNA (My Mother) Born, 20 Feb 1911 at Chelmsford Ont
Died, 23 Jan 1988
Married, ALCIDE DUMAS(Father)
Earl Riches (Stepfather)
Irene, Born 11 Jul 1912 at Montreal PQ
Deceased as a child
Aline, Born 23 Oct 1913 at Montreal PQ
Married Honore Dumas
Married, Bruno Gauthier
Married Irene Dumas
Osias, Born 24 Apr 1915 at Ste. Anne de Beaupre PQ
Married, Yvonne Boucher
Rosalia, Born 23 Jul 1920 at Norembega, Ont
Married, Francois Moreau
Eugene, Born 21 Jan 1922 at Norembega Ont
Married Kathleen
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