Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS

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21 August 1756 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

8 September 1823 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

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Born: 21 August 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Paternal grandparents: Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE , Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Charles LEDUC , Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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Marie-Desanges married Louis-Amable LUSSIER 19 October 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louis-Amable LUSSIER was born 22 January 1746 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis-Amable died 14 September 1817 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis-Amable was the child of Joseph LUSSIER and Marie-Louise CHAPUT.

Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS died 8 September 1823 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS

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Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS married

Louis-Amable LUSSIER
Marriage date: 19 October 1772
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Amable LUSSIER was the child of Joseph LUSSIER and Marie-Louise CHAPUT

Children of Louis-Amable LUSSIER and Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS

Joseph LUSSIER

Born: 3 February 1774, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 April 1838, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 19 January 1795 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis LUSSIER

Born: 23 April 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1832, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Victoire LEBRUN dite LANGEVIN 21 October 1799 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Marguerite BRODEUR 13 May 1816 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre LUSSIER

Born: 4 May 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine GEOFFRION 10 October 1803 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 18 January 1808 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe LUSSIER

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LANGEVIN 13 July 1800 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul LUSSIER

Born: 11 September 1784, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GEOFFRION 26 October 1807 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise LUSSIER

Born: 11 February 1789, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 January 1814, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: André-Rene JODOIN 10 February 1806 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Apolline LUSSIER

Born: 1 April 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1876, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean ARCHAMBAULT 21 October 1816 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1756
21 August 1756
Varennes, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS and Louis-Amable LUSSIER 19 October 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 16 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph LUSSIER was born 3 February 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Desanges was 17 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Louis LUSSIER was born 23 April 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Desanges 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Pierre LUSSIER was born 4 May 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Desanges was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Paul LUSSIER was born 11 September 1784, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Desanges was 28 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LUSSIER was born 11 February 1789, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Desanges was 32 years old.

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Joseph LUSSIER married 19 January 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

1795 Birth of Child
Apolline LUSSIER was born 1 April 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Desanges was 38 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Louis LUSSIER married 21 October 1799, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Victoire LEBRUN dite LANGEVIN

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Christophe LUSSIER married 13 July 1800, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Anne LANGEVIN

1803 Marriage of Child
Pierre LUSSIER married 10 October 1803, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Madeleine GEOFFRION

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LUSSIER married 10 February 1806, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to André-Rene JODOIN

1807 Marriage of Child
Paul LUSSIER married 26 October 1807, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Louise GEOFFRION

1808 Marriage of Child
Pierre LUSSIER married 18 January 1808, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

1814 Death of Child
Marie-Louise LUSSIER died 5 January 1814, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Desanges was 57 years old.

1816 Marriage of Child
Louis LUSSIER married 13 May 1816, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BRODEUR

1816 Marriage of Child
Apolline LUSSIER married 21 October 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean ARCHAMBAULT

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

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Amable LUSSIER died 14 September 1817, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

Death — 1823
8 September 1823
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 67.

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