Charles DEMERS

Born

29 March 1708 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1779 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)Jeanne HOUDE

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Born: 29 March 1708 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Jeanne HOUDE

Paternal grandparents: Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Jeanne VOIDY (VEDIE)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX , Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY)

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Charles married Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 8 August 1729 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada. Angélique-Jeanne died 8 May 1734 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Angélique-Jeanne was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL.

Charles married (2) Marie-Charlotte DURAND 23 November 1734 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Charlotte DURAND was born 2 April 1711 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte died 5 May 1752 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Louis DURAND and Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON.

Charles married (3) Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER 5 February 1753 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 24 March 1789 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY.

Charles DEMERS died 23 February 1779 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Habitant

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Charles DEMERS was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

Spouse & Children of Charles DEMERS

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Charles DEMERS married

Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE
Marriage date: 8 August 1729
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Charles DEMERS and Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Amable DEMERS

Born: 14 November 1730, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Angélique DEMERS

Born: 20 October 1731, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1812, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Charles GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE 17 July 1752 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Pierre DEMERS

Born: 21 July 1733, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charles DEMERS married

Marie-Charlotte DURAND
Marriage date: 23 November 1734
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Charlotte DURAND was the child of Louis DURAND and Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON

Children of Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte DURAND

Marie-Josephte DEMERS

Born: 6 September 1735, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1784, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Francois GAUTHIER 1 February 1759 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Antoine DEMERS

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BOUCHER 25 October 1762 Place: Berthierville, Canada

Married: Francoise GAUTHIER 6 January 1768 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Charlotte DEMERS

Born: 31 October 1741, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1762, Lavaltrie, Canada

Married: Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS 13 July 1761 Place: Lanoraie, Canada

Marie-Therese DEMERS

Born: 24 September 1743, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph RIVET 1765 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Pierre-Joseph DEMERS

Born: 7 February 1750, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite REGEAS dite LAPRADE 7 January 1771 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles DEMERS married

Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 5 February 1753
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY

Children of Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER

Louis DEMERS

Born: 1 October 1753, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Basile DEMERS

Born: 1 October 1753, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Nicolas DEMERS

Born: 25 February 1755, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 August 1814, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise DURAND 12 January 1778 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Rosalie BONIN 9 August 1790 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul DEMERS

Born: 29 October 1756, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angélique BONIN 26 July 1779 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1708
29 March 1708
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Charles DEMERS and Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 8 August 1729, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 21 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Amable DEMERS was born 14 November 1730, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Charles was 22 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique DEMERS was born 20 October 1731, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 23 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre DEMERS was born 21 July 1733, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 25 years old.

1734 Marriage / Partner
Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte DURAND 23 November 1734, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 26 years old.

1734 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE died 8 May 1734, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS was born 6 September 1735, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Charlotte DEMERS was born 31 October 1741, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 33 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese DEMERS was born 24 September 1743, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 35 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph DEMERS was born 7 February 1750, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 41 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte DURAND died 5 May 1752, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique DEMERS married 17 July 1752, Lanoraie, Canada, New France to Charles GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE

1753 Marriage / Partner
Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER 5 February 1753, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 44 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Basile DEMERS was born 1 October 1753, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 45 years old.

1753 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 1 October 1753, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 45 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Nicolas DEMERS was born 25 February 1755, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 46 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Paul DEMERS was born 29 October 1756, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Charles was 48 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS married 1 February 1759, Lanoraie, Canada, New France to Francois GAUTHIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DEMERS married 13 July 1761, Lanoraie, Canada to Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS

1762 Death of Child
Charlotte DEMERS died 8 October 1762, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Charles was 54 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Antoine DEMERS married 25 October 1762, Berthierville, Canada to Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Therese DEMERS died 22 August 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 57 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Antoine DEMERS married 6 January 1768, , Québec Province, Canada to Francoise GAUTHIER

1771 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph DEMERS married 7 January 1771, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite REGEAS dite LAPRADE

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.