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- - 1844, St-Chrysostome: Aug. 19, 1844, baptise Moyse, born Aug. 8, to Joseph Dumas of the parish of Saint-Malachie D'Ormstown, and of Rose Fauber. Godfather is Moyse Laberge, godmother is Louise Fauber.
- Moyse married Marie Recore Jan. 11, 1869 in Hemmingford Quebec. He was naturalized 11-7-1887 at age 43. He arrived in the U.S. in 1861. The family shows up in Burke, N.Y. in the U.S. census of 1870: Joseph age 60, his wife Rosey, 30; Moyse (Moses,) 22; his wife Mary, 16, and daughter Margaret, 7 mos. Also are other children of Joseph and Rosey, including Mary 15; Margaret, 9; Julia, 8; and Ann, 7. All were born in Canada. Mose and Mary (Marie) went on to have Moise born 1872 died Oct 1872 Laura born 1890, Rosalie, Joseph b 1887, Henry b1883 Frank 1873 Julia died young, William b 1898 Mary 1877, Alexander died at 14 months old.
- Parish records of St Patrick's in Chateaugay NY, have marraige of Maria Dumas, daughter of Joseph and Rosalia Fontaine, on Sept 11, 1870 to Elie Ricard; witnesses Maria Ricard and Rosa Fontaine.
- Chateaugay Record, Friday, Oct. 2, 1925: Burke Resident Called By Death: Sunday, September 13th, at 1:30 a. m., occurred the death of Moses Dumas at his home in South Burke. The deceased was 82 years of age and was born in Huntingdon. When a young man he came to the town of Burke, remaining there until his death. Six years ago last May he suffered a shock which left him an invalid ever since. At the age of 25 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Recore, of Huntingdon. He was a kind husband and a loving father. He leaves to mourn his loss, besides his wife, five sons and four daughters, Henry and Frank, of Piercefleld, Joseph, of Faust, Andrew and William of Burke, Mrs. Joseph Blanchard, of Rome, Mrs. Martin Crippen, Mrs. Fred Crippen and Mrs. Paul Shatraw, of Burke. He also leaves six sisters, Misses Mary and Julia, of Huntingdon, Mrs. Susan Recore and Mrs. Rose Brayton, of Malone, Mrs. Anna Blanchard, of Montreal, and Miss Margaret Shatraw, of Ogdensburg. Funeral services were held at St. George's church with interment in he new Burke cemetery.
- 1900 census: At Burke, Franklin, NY are Moses Dumas, 35; Mary, 45, and children Henry, 18; Julia, 16; Joseph, 12; Laura, 10; Andrew 4; and William, 11 mos.
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