Francois married Marie-Josephte DEMERS
1 February 1759
in Lanoraie, Canada, New France
.
Marie-Josephte DEMERS
was born
6 September 1735
in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .
Marie-Josephte died
6 February 1784
in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte DURAND.
Francois married (2) Josephte DUPUIS
24 May 1784
in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
.
Josephte DUPUIS
was born
abt. 1759
Josephte died
29 May 1826
in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.
Josephte was the child of Amand DUPUIS and Marie Blanche LANDRY.
Francois GAUTHIER died
23 November 1812
in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.
m. Demers Marie-Josephte
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Birth — 1735 17 April 1735 Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
1759 Marriage / Partner Francois GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte DEMERS 1 February 1759, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
He was 23 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.
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 Marriage / Partner Francois GAUTHIER and Josephte DUPUIS 24 May 1784, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Francois
GAUTHIER
Marie-Josephte DEMERS
Birth — 1735
1759 Marriage / Partner
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 - 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)
1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
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