Marie-Josephe MARTIN

Born

25 June 1756 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

23 March 1826 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephe MARTIN

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Born: 25 June 1756 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Josephe MARTIN

Father

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Mother

Marie-Josephe MESSIER

Grandparents of Marie-Josephe MARTIN

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Antoine MARTIN Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents

François-Michel MESSIER Marie-Josephte GUYON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephe married Michel DEMERS 6 February 1775 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel DEMERS was born 5 June 1746 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Michel died 21 October 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Michel was the child of Michel DEMERS and Marie-Anne GINGRAS.

Marie-Josephe MARTIN died 23 March 1826 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephe MARTIN

Marie-Josephe MARTIN married

Michel DEMERS
Marriage date: 6 February 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel DEMERS was the child of Michel DEMERS and Marie-Anne GINGRAS

Children of Michel DEMERS and Marie-Josephe MARTIN

Pierre DEMERS

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine BÉRARD 31 January 1803 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne DEMERS

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gregoire CHABOT 9 February 1807 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marguerite DEMERS

Born: 10 December 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 April 1862, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Charles COTE 28 May 1804 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1756
25 June 1756
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe MARTIN and Michel DEMERS 6 February 1775, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marguerite DEMERS was born 10 December 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Pierre DEMERS married 31 January 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Catherine BÉRARD

1804 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DEMERS married 28 May 1804 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Charles COTE

1807 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS married 9 February 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Gregoire CHABOT

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel DEMERS died 21 October 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

Death — 1826
23 March 1826
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.

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