Pierre DESMARAIS
Born: 24 January 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Amable DAUDELIN 3 October 1796 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Pierre-Paul
DESMARAIS
Born
9 August 1752
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
Died
29 March 1817
,
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS married 
Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 8 April 1771
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne LUSSIER
Marie-Françoise TRUDEAUMarriage date: 8 April 1771
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne LUSSIER
Children of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU
Françoise DESMARAIS
Born: 25 May 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Baptiste LOISEL (LOISELLE) 19 August 1793 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS
Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Louise CHAGNON 23 November 1807 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Joachim DESMARAIS
Born: 23 October 1781, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Josephte BEAUDRY 23 January 1804 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Louis DESMARAIS
Born: 31 December 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Agathe BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 24 October 1803 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Married: Josephe GOYETTE 15 October 1844 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Canada East
Catherine DESMARAIS
Born: 10 June 1788, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Louis CHAGNON 23 November 1807 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Joseph DESMARAIS
Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Geneviève MEUNIER 5 November 1810 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Reine DESMARAIS
Born: 12 November 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: François CHAGNON 8 May 1815
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS
Born: 12 November 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean CORMIER 9 February 1819 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, 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 — 17529 August 1752
Verchères, 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.
1771 Marriage / PartnerPierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU 8 April 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 18 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildPierre DESMARAIS was born 24 January 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre-Paul was 19 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.1776 Birth of ChildFrançoise DESMARAIS was born 25 May 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre-Paul was 23 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildJoachim DESMARAIS was born 23 October 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre-Paul was 29 years old.
1783 Birth of ChildLouis DESMARAIS was born 31 December 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre-Paul was 31 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Birth of ChildCatherine DESMARAIS was born 10 June 1788, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre-Paul was 35 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1793 Marriage of ChildFrançoise DESMARAIS married 19 August 1793 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste LOISEL (LOISELLE)
1793 Birth of ChildMarie-Amable DESMARAIS was born 12 November 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Pierre-Paul was 41 years old.
1793 Birth of ChildReine DESMARAIS was born 12 November 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Pierre-Paul was 41 years old.
1796 Marriage of ChildPierre DESMARAIS married 3 October 1796, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marie-Amable DAUDELIN
1803 Marriage of ChildLouis DESMARAIS married 24 October 1803, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada to Agathe BLANCHARD dite RENAUD
1804 Marriage of ChildJoachim DESMARAIS married 23 January 1804, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephte BEAUDRY
1807 Marriage of ChildCatherine DESMARAIS married 23 November 1807, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Louis CHAGNON
1807 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste DESMARAIS married 23 November 1807, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise CHAGNON
1810 Marriage of ChildJoseph DESMARAIS married 5 November 1810, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Marie-Geneviève MEUNIER
Death — 181729 March 1817
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.
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