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Ancestor is complete! immigrant Fille a Marier flag   Marie  CHEFDEVILLE

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23 November 1708 Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie  married  Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS 7 January 1654 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS  was born 3 February 1628 in Dieppe, France.  Andre died 17 July 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  Andre was the child of Jean DUMAIS and Barbe MAUGER (MAUGIS) .

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Marie was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1654. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France


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Marie  married  Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS 7 January 1654 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS  was born 3 February 1628 in Dieppe, France.  Andre died 17 July 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  Andre was the child of Jean DUMAIS and Barbe MAUGER (MAUGIS).
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie CHEFDEVILLE

Marie CHEFDEVILLE married immigrant flag male ancestor Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS
Marriage date: 7 January 1654
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS was the child of Jean DUMAIS and Barbe MAUGER (MAUGIS)

Marriage notes:
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Andre Dumets and Marie Chedeville


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Children of Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS and Marie CHEFDEVILLE


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Marie Chefdeville
'Marie Chefdeville was born on June 05, 1631, at Chevausse, Villiers, Sou St. Leu, Poitou, France; the daughter of Jean Chefdeville and Marguerite Jesiovum. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Andre Demers. They were married January 23, 1653 in Montreal.'

'Andre was born on February 03, 1628 in St Jacques, Dieppe, Rouen, Normandy, France; the son of Jean Demers and Barbe Mauger. He and Marie would have twelve children. She died on November 23, 1708 in Montreal and Andre followed on November 23, 1710 at Point-Aux-Trembles.'

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'Catherine Chefdeville Demers - Was born on October 22, 1654 and died on November 20, 1654 in Montreal.'

'Marie-Jeanne Chefdeville Demers - Was born on October 28, 1655 and died on October 24, 1687 in Montreal. She married Jacques Gilbert Guilleman.'

'Nicolas Chefdeville Demers - Was born on August 06, 1657 and died unknown in Montreal. He married Marie-Barbe Jette; daughter of Urbain Jette
BirthBirth — 1631
5 June 1631
Villers-sous-St-Leu, Oise, France


marriage1654 Marriage / Partner
Marie CHEFDEVILLE and Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS 7 January 1654, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 22 years old.
1654 Birth of Child
Catherine DEMERS was born 22 October 1654, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 23 years old.
1655 Birth of Child
Marie DEMERS was born 28 October 1655, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 24 years old.
1657 Birth of Child
Nicolas DEMERS was born 6 August 1657 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 26 years old.
1659 Birth of Child
Andre DEMERS was born 24 October 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 28 years old.
1661 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS was born 31 August 1661 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 30 years old.
1663 Birth of Child
Michel DEMERS was born 3 October 1663 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 32 years old.
1665 Birth of Child
Barbe DEMERS (DUMAY) was born 8 August 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 34 years old.
1666 Montreal
André demay - 35 habitant

Marie chef deville - 30 sa femme

Marie demay - 10 fille

Nicolas demay - 9 fils

André demay - 5 fils

Jean baptiste demay - 3 fils

Michel demay - 1 fils

Et Barbe demay - 6 mois fille

Pierre gadois laisné - 72 habitant

Louise Moger - 68 sa femme

Jean baptiste gadois - 25 fils arquebusier

pierre Villeneufve - 25 domestique engagé
1667 Birth of Child
Charles DEMERS was born 13 June 1667 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 36 years old.
marriage1668 Marriage of Child
Marie DEMERS married 14 August 1668 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Nicolas NERVAUX
1671 Birth of Child
Robert DEMERS was born 11 January 1671, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie was 39 years old.
marriage1672 Marriage of Child
Marie DEMERS married 26 January 1672 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Jean ROY
1673 Birth of Child
Paul DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born January 1673, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 41 years old.
1675 Birth of Child
Martine DEMERS was born 24 September 1675 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 44 years old.
marriage1679 Marriage of Child
Nicolas DEMERS married 23 October 1679 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Barbe JETTE
marriage1680 Marriage of Child
Barbe DEMERS (DUMAY) married 4 November 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jacques COITEUX
marriage1685 Marriage of Child
Michel DEMERS married 27 November 1685 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Elisabeth-Isabelle-Marie JETTE
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS married 25 February 1686 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* to Cunegonde MASTA
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Andre DEMERS married 02 September 1686 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne JETTE
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Marie DEMERS married 22 October 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jean BOURHIS
1687 Death of Child
Marie DEMERS died 24 April 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 55 years old.
1687 Death of Child
Michel DEMERS died 15 October 1687 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 56 years old.
1688
July 6, 1688 - Petition of Andre Demers and of Marie Chefdeville, his wife, relative to a lot of land at Ste Marie and also to call a family council to name a tutor and subrogate tutor to Catherine Demers, a minor, and a curator ad hoc to the widow Jette.

Title Report
Author Québec (Québec). Secretary's Office
Published 1891
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized May 9, 2006
Page 212
marriage1689 Marriage of Child
Charles DEMERS married 17 February 1689, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* to Elisabeth PAPIN dite MERCADIER
1690 Death of Child
Paul DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 17 February 1690, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 58 years old.
1690 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS died 25 October 1690, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 59 years old.
marriage1694 Marriage of Child
Robert DEMERS married 26 April 1694, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine JETTE
marriage1697 Marriage of Child
Martine DEMERS married 16 September 1697, Montréal, Canada, New France to Paul JETTE
1699 Death of Child
Barbe DEMERS (DUMAY) died 7 September 1699, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie was 68 years old.
1707 Death of Child
Andre DEMERS died 17 January 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie was 75 years old.
marriage1707 Marriage of Child
Charles DEMERS married 9 October 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France to Catherine-Marie JETTE
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