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Joyce Ann Dugas 1937–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1937

Birth Location: Newberry, Michigan

Death Date: 26 Apr 2002

Death Location: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA

Father: Lawrence Gallagher

Mother:

Spouse(s): Thomas Merchant, Welton Gibson

Children(s):

Joyce Ann Dugas was born in 1937 in Newberry, Michigan, the child of Lawrence Emil Duga Gallagher And Geraldine Rice. In 1940, Joyce Ann Dugas resided in McMillan, McMillan, Luce, Michigan, USA. Joyce Ann Dugas married Thomas Clayton Merchant, Welton Gibson, and had children including Michael Gregory Gibson. Joyce Ann Dugas passed away in 2002 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Joyce Ann Dugas was born in 1937 in Newberry, Michigan, the child of Lawrence Emil Duga Gallagher And Geraldine Rice.
  • In 1940, Joyce Ann Dugas resided in McMillan, McMillan, Luce, Michigan, USA.
  • Joyce Ann Dugas married Thomas Clayton Merchant, Welton Gibson, and had children including Michael Gregory Gibson.
  • Joyce Ann Dugas passed away in 2002 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Gallagher
1918–1988
Birth Location: Marquette, Michigan
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Merchant
1935–2020
Birth Location: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
TM
Welton Gibson
1932–2006
Birth Location: –
WG

Children(s)

Joyce Dugas's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Dugas
1937–2002
Birth Place: Newberry, Michigan
Parents
Lawrence Emil Duga Gallagher
1918–1988
Marquette, Michigan
Grandparents
Amil (Peter) Dugas
1888–1951
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Neil (A) Gallagher
1891–1969
Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Dugas
1857–1933
Cordélia Tremblay
1863–1910
Philip Gallagher
1852–
Mary Gallagher
1860–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Augustin Labreche
1825–1902
Claire Maheu
1829–1872
Antoine Tremblay
1831–1881
Sophie Dupont
1830–1916

Joyce Dugas's Timeline

11 Records

1937
18 Oct 1937
Birth of Joyce Ann Dugas in Newberg, Cass, Michigan, USA
Newberg, Cass, Michigan, USA
1937
18 Oct 1937
Birth of Joyce Ann Dugas in Newberry, Michigan
Newberry, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 3
Joyce Ann Dugas resided here in McMillan, McMillan, Luce, Michigan, USA
McMillan, McMillan, Luce, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Joyce Ann Dugas resided here in Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
1953
1953
Age 16
Joyce Ann Dugas resided here in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1954
1954
Age 17
Joyce Ann Dugas resided here in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1955
1955
Age 18
Joyce Ann Dugas resided here in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1988
1988
Age 51
Joyce Ann Dugas resided here in Carencro, LA
Carencro, LA
1991
1991
Age 54
Joyce Ann Dugas resided here in Carencro, LA
Carencro, LA
2002
26 Apr 2002
Age 65
Death of Joyce Ann Dugas in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
2002
26 Apr 2002
Age 65
Death of Joyce Ann Dugas
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Newberg, Cass, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Newberry, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: McMillan, McMillan, Luce, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McMillan, Luce, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01781; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 48-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newberry, Luce, Mich

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Sexton High School; Year: 1953

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Sexton High School; Year: 1954

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Sexton High School; Year: 1955
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Carencro, LA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Carencro, LA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 2002
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 2002
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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