Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

(b. 4 December 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1815 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was born 4 December 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE (maternal) Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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

Marie-Françoise married Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Charles TRUDEAU was born 2 August 1738 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charles died 18 June 1814 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charles was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne LUSSIER.

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS died 28 February 1815 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS married

Charles TRUDEAU-- Date: 31 August 1761 Place: Verchères, Canada
Charles TRUDEAU was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne LUSSIER

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Children of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS:

Michel TRUDEAU (b.6 April 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1834, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BRODEUR 7 February 1791 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francoise TRUDEAU (b.24 July 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 March 1847, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East )
m. Ambroise LEMONDE 7 November 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Desanges TRUDEAU (b.4 July 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 November 1826, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BISSONNETTE 5 August 1799 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise TRUDEAU (b.22 December 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 October 1853, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )
m. Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 11 February 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Toussaint TRUDEAU (b.28 October 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 February 1812, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine LAJEUNESSE 2 February 1801 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Catherine TRUDEAU (b.10 September 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 April 1861, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. Louis GUERTIN 31 July 1797 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois TRUDEAU (b.20 June 1780, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 December 1845, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 13 July 1808 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
m. Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 9 November 1812 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Elisabeth TRUDEAU (b.22 September 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1864, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste MARTIN 30 January 1804 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Geneviève TRUDEAU (b.5 May 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. André MARTIN 12 October 1807 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite TRUDEAU (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph CHAGNON 15 February 1808 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1745 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Marie Francoise Marais
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 05 Dec 1745
baptism/ christening place: Saint-François-Xavier-de-Verchères, Verchères, Verchères, Quebec
birth date: 04 Dec 1745
birthplace: Vercheres, Vercheres, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Pierre Marais
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Marie Elisabeth Leduc
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C00646-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1288561
reference number: Image 78 p 84 bap32

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS and Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 15 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Michel TRUDEAU was born 6 April 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 18 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Francoise TRUDEAU was born 24 July 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 20 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Desanges TRUDEAU was born 4 July 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TRUDEAU was born 22 December 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU was born 28 October 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 28 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Catherine TRUDEAU was born 10 September 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 32 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Francois TRUDEAU was born 20 June 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Elisabeth TRUDEAU was born 22 September 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

1785 Marriage of Child
Francoise TRUDEAU married 7 November 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Ambroise LEMONDE

1787 Birth of Child
Geneviève TRUDEAU was born 5 May 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Michel TRUDEAU married 7 February 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise BRODEUR

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TRUDEAU married 11 February 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

1797 Marriage of Child
Catherine TRUDEAU married 31 July 1797, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis GUERTIN

1799 Marriage of Child
Desanges TRUDEAU married 5 August 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph BISSONNETTE

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU married 2 February 1801, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Marie-Catherine LAJEUNESSE

1804 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth TRUDEAU married 30 January 1804, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

1807 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TRUDEAU married 12 October 1807, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to André MARTIN

1808 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TRUDEAU married 15 February 1808, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph CHAGNON

1808 Marriage of Child
Francois TRUDEAU married 13 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

1812 Death of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU died 28 February 1812, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Marie-Françoise was 66 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Francois TRUDEAU married 9 November 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles TRUDEAU died 18 June 1814, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1815 Death
28 February 1815
Verchères, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 69.

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