Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Thomas-Alexandre Dumas across 4 places, from 1772 to 1806.
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Army-General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was a French Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1772year
Jérémieattested“Two documents signed by Alexandre Dumas—his contract and certificate of marriage to Marie-Louise Labouret—state that Marie-Cessette died in La Guinaudée, near Trou Jérémie, Saint-Domingue, in 1772.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
1778year
Belleville-en-Cauxattested“From his arrival in France until Autumn 1778, Alexandre (named Thomas Retoré) first lived with his father at the Davy de la Pailleterie family estate in Belleville-en-Caux, Normandy.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
1778year
Franceattested“From his arrival in France until Autumn 1778, Alexandre (named Thomas Retoré) first lived with his father at the Davy de la Pailleterie family estate in Belleville-en-Caux, Normandy.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
1801year
Franceattested“After he gained release in 1801, Dumas was not awarded "the pension normally allocated to the widows of generals" by the French government and he struggled to support his family after his return to France.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
26 February 1806exact date
Villers-Cotterêtsattested“He died of stomach cancer on 26 February 1806 in Villers-Cotterêts, when his son Alexandre was three years and seven months old.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
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1775year
Jérémiementioned“They resided together at a plantation called La Guinaudée (Guinodée), near Jérémie (formerly in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now Haiti) until shortly before Antoine's departure in 1775.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
1776year
Port-au-Princementioned“In 1776, when Alexandre was 14, his father sold the boy for 800 French livres in Port-au-Prince, officially to Lieutenant Jacques-Louis Roussel (but unofficially to Captain Langlois).”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
30 August 1776exact date
Le Havrementioned“The boy accompanied Captain Langlois to Le Havre, France, arriving on 30 August 1776, where his father bought him back and freed him.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
September 1784month
Théâtre de la Gaîté (boulevard du Temple)mentioned“In September 1784, while seated at Nicolet's Theater in the company of "a beautiful Creole" woman, he and his companion were harassed by a white colonial naval officer, Jean-Pierre Titon de Saint-Lamain, and one or two others.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
17 July 1791exact date
Parismentioned“Dumas's regiment was in Paris on 17 July 1791, where they served as riot police along with National Guard units under the Marquis de Lafayette during the Champ de Mars Massacre of the French Revolution.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
28 November 1792exact date
Villers-Cotterêtsmentioned“On 28 November 1792, stationed with the Black Legion in Amiens, Dumas married Marie-Louise Élisabeth Labouret in Villers-Cotterêts.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
28 November 1792exact date
Amiensmentioned“On 28 November 1792, stationed with the Black Legion in Amiens, Dumas married Marie-Louise Élisabeth Labouret in Villers-Cotterêts.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
December 1793month
Bayonnementioned“In this brief assignment (September–December 1793), Dumas's headquarters were in Bayonne, France, where he was nicknamed "Mr.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
June 1794month
Parismentioned“Though his victory won Dumas praise from political leaders in Paris, he was called before the Committee of Public Safety in June 1794, for reasons unspecified but probably to face charges of treason, as this was the period of the "Great…”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
August 1794month
Neuilly-sur-Seinementioned“In early August 1794 Dumas was briefly assigned to command the École de Mars military school at Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
November 1796month
Milanmentioned“General Dumas joined the Army of Italy in Milan in November 1796, serving under the orders of commander-in-chief Napoleon Bonaparte.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
16 January 1797exact date
Mantuamentioned“On 16 January 1797, Dumas and his division halted an Austrian attempt to break out of the besieged city and prevented Austrian reinforcements from reaching Mantua.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
March 1798month
Toulonmentioned“Dumas was ordered to report to Toulon, France, in March 1798 for an unspecified assignment.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
August 1798month
Napoleon Bonapartementioned“In August 1798, Dumas discovered a large cache of gold and jewels beneath a house in French-occupied Cairo, which he turned over to Napoleon.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
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