James Charles Philip Dumaresq (1844 - 1906)

Born 18 Dec 1844 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Madeline Matilda (McDonald) Dumaresq — married 27 Jun 1873 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1906 at age 62 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Son of Charles and Christianna (McDonald) Dumaresq. His father was an accountant. He was a noted architect, perhaps best known for the design of the New Brunswick Legislative Building in Fredericton.

Sources

• Marriage: https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=37116
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dumaresq_james_charles_philip_13E.html

Building Art - The life and Times of J.C. Dumaresq

https://vimeo.com/771628807 SERIES SYNOPSIS The six episode documentary series, BUILDING ART: The Life & Times of J.C Dumaresq will explore and celebrate the architectural heritage of a man, family, and profession, with a focus on seven buildings he designed in Fredericton, New Brunswick. A carpenter’s son from Cape Breton Nova Scotia, James Charles Dumaresq emerges as one of the most prolific and successful architects in Canada during the late 19th-century. Leaving a legacy of buildings in the Maritime provinces, J.C. Dumaresq was the first of five successive generations of architects based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.