Farmer.
Born along the banks of the Red River on 7 September 1840, in what would become the Municipality of St. Vital, he married at the age of 20 and was the father of 17 children, among them Joseph Pierre Dumas. After farming at Red River for many years, in 1870 he moved to Neche, North Dakota and farmed there until 1906 when he returned to Manitoba and took up land at Toutes Aides. He remained there until 1925 when, in failing health, he moved to Fort Garry where he died on 13 June 1928. He was buried in the St. Vital Catholic Cemetery.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Cyrille Dumas, pioneer of Red River, dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 June 1928. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B8]
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 May 2023
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