Joseph Dugas (1751 - bef. 1805)

Born 1751 in Port Toulouse, Acadie

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Thériot — married 4 Nov 1771 in Arichat, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

On March 8, 1786, Joseph Dugas was one of the seventy Acadien heads of families, the founders of Arichat Parish , that thanked the lieutenant governor of Cape Breton, J.F.W. DesBarres, "for the promise of land concessions, the permission to construct a church and school, and the request for tax exemptions."^[1]

Son of Claude Dugas and Marie Madeleine Belliveau.

Married at Arichat, 4 nov 1771, Anne Theriot, daughter of Rene Theriot (#1) and Anne LeBlanc.^[2]

Lived on Isle Madame. He died shortly before 20 July 1805

Sources

1. ↑ This profile was created from information in the manuscript “The 70 signers of the Founding of Arichat Parish, Cape Breton”, published in 2006 by Lena White, readily available for reference at Ancestory.com. Ms. White attributes the facts and data in her manuscript to: Stephen A. White, article “Les fondateurs de la paroisse d'Arichat, Cap-Breton”, from Cahiers de la société historique Acadienne - Volume 23, Pagination 4 – 26, 1992
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Church Records - Acadia - Divers registres, 1755-1799, ( M.G. 10, B11, 2, 1, Vol 1) Image #121, entry for Joseph Dugas and Anne Thériau Marriage 4 November 1771, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, Ste-Anne de Restigouche P.Q. Parish register - 1449 , Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1449 accessed August 2020.