François Dambourgès
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François Dambourgès was a businessman, militia officer and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born in Salies
, France
in 1742 and studied at Bayonne
. Dambourges came to the parish of Saint-Thomas in Montmagny
, Quebec
in 1763, where he established a business. He served with the Royal Highland Emigrants and helped defend the town of Quebec
during the American
invasion of 1775-6. Dambourgès became a lieutenant in 1776 and was taken prisoner in 1777. He retired on half pay in 1784. He was named a justice of the peace and served in the local militia, becoming colonel in 1790. In 1792, he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada
for Devon.
In 1795, Dambourgès became a captain in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment and moved to Montreal
. He died there of pleurisy
in 1798.
His daughter Marie-Elizabeth later married Roger, the son of Augustin-Jérôme Raby
.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
.
He was born in Salies
Salies-de-Béarn
Salies-de-Béarn is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.The name comes from its naturally occurring saline water...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1742 and studied at Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
. Dambourges came to the parish of Saint-Thomas in Montmagny
Montmagny, Quebec
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, Quebec
Province of Quebec (1763-1791)
The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years' War. Great Britain acquired Canada by the Treaty of Paris when King Louis XV of France and his advisors chose to keep the territory of Guadeloupe for its valuable sugar crops instead of New France...
in 1763, where he established a business. He served with the Royal Highland Emigrants and helped defend the town of Quebec
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
during the American
United States
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invasion of 1775-6. Dambourgès became a lieutenant in 1776 and was taken prisoner in 1777. He retired on half pay in 1784. He was named a justice of the peace and served in the local militia, becoming colonel in 1790. In 1792, he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada
1st Parliament of Lower Canada
The 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792 to May 31, 1796. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :***...
for Devon.
In 1795, Dambourgès became a captain in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment and moved to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He died there of pleurisy
Pleurisy
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy....
in 1798.
His daughter Marie-Elizabeth later married Roger, the son of Augustin-Jérôme Raby
Augustin-Jérôme Raby
Augustin-Jérôme Raby was a pilot and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1745, the son of Augustin Raby, and apprenticed as a seaman. He took part in the defence of the town during the American invasion of 1775-6. During the 1780s, he was licensed as a pilot for the...
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