Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born

12 December 1719 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

6 December 1760 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

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Born: 12 December 1719 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Marguerite GUITAUT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) , Barbe BOURBON

From New France to Detroit: Tracing the Footsteps of Settlers in the 1700s

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Jacques married Madeleine CHEVALIER 21 July 1744 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CHEVALIER was born 12 October 1724 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) . Madeleine died 29 March 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE.

Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 6 December 1760 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Madeleine CHEVALIER
Marriage date: 21 July 1744
Marriage place: Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Madeleine CHEVALIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE

Children of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Madeleine CHEVALIER

Louis DEMERS

Born: February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois Territory
Died: 4 September 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT 5 February 1776 Place: La Prairie, 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 — 1719
12 December 1719
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Madeleine CHEVALIER 21 July 1744, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

He was 24 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois, USA

Jacques was 33 years old.