Paul DEMERS

Born

2 May 1717 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1799 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)Françoise PETIT dite LAPRE

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Born: 2 May 1717 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Françoise PETIT dite LAPRE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Françoise MORIN

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE , Marie POMPONNELLE

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Paul married Marie-Louise DOUAULT 31 October 1745 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise DOUAULT was born 18 April 1710 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 21 November 1787 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-François DOUAULT dit SAINT-JEAN and Marguerite MARTEL.

Paul DEMERS died 1 January 1799 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. Marie Louise Douault
31 October 1745
Varennes

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Paul DEMERS married

Marie-Louise DOUAULT
Marriage date: 31 October 1745
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise DOUAULT was the child of Jean-François DOUAULT dit SAINT-JEAN and Marguerite MARTEL

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1717
2 May 1717
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Paul DEMERS and Marie-Louise DOUAULT 31 October 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.