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Marie-Cessette Dumas was a female slave in the French colony of Saint Domingue. She was the mother of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the grandmother of novelist Alexandre Dumas, and the great-grandmother of playwright Alexandre Dumas, fils, and has been called a "great matriarch to a saga of distinguished men". [1]
Feb 25, 2022 · Marie-Cessette Dumas was the mother of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the grandmother of novelist Alexandre Dumas, and the great-grandmother of playwright Alexandre Dumas, fils.
- Female
- February 26, 1714
- Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie
- June 15, 1786
Author of The Cévenole Sagas, historical novels of courage, tenacity, compassion, and transcendent vision set in the Cévennes mountains of southern France.
Apr 27, 2022 · Marie-Céssette Dumas. Birthdate: estimated between 1708 and 1756. Birthplace: Jérémie, Haiti. Death: 1772. Two other documents say Marie-Cessette remained alive after that year., Haiti. Immediate Family:
- Jérémie
- Jérémie, Haiti
- estimated between 1708 and 1756
Marie-Cessette Dumas est une esclave affranchie de Saint-Domingue (actuel Haïti) et la mère du général Thomas Alexandre Dumas, la grand-mère du romancier Alexandre Dumas et l'arrière-grand-mère du dramaturge Alexandre Dumas fils et de l'écrivain Henry Bauër 1.
His paternal grandmother, Marie-Cessette, was a Creole, who had been a creole slave in the French colony. Dumas's father was a general in Napoleon's army, who had fallen out of favor. After his death in 1806 the family lived in poverty.
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Born in Saint-Domingue, Thomas-Alexandre was the son of Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and of Marie-Cessette Dumas, an enslaved woman of African descent. He was born into slavery because of his mother's status, but his father took him to France in 1776 and had him educated.
