Charlotte HANDFIELD

Born

19 November 1778 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 December 1855 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Charlotte married Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS 4 November 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS was born 16 September 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Francois-Corneille died 16 June 1842 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East. Francois-Corneille was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR .

Parents & Family of Charlotte HANDFIELD

Parents of Charlotte HANDFIELD

Father

Thomas HANDFIELD

Mother

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL

Grandparents of Charlotte HANDFIELD

Paternal grandparents

John HANDFIELD Elisabeth WINNIET

Maternal grandparents

Josephe SENÉCAL Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charlotte HANDFIELD

Charlotte HANDFIELD married

Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 4 November 1799
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Children of Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS and Charlotte HANDFIELD

Charlotte DESMARAIS

Born: 27 December 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 12 January 1814, Verchères, Lower Canada

Francois DESMARAIS

Born: 9 September 1805, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: 20 March 1903, Calixa-Lavallée, Québec, Canada

Antoine DESMARAIS

Born: 8 August 1807, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Lucie DESMARAIS

Born: 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 21 January 1810, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Michel DESMARAIS

Born: 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 15 September 1811, Verchères, Lower Canada

Alexis DESMARAIS

Born: 25 November 1811, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 6 March 1876, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada

Luce DESMARAIS

Born: 22 November 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1849, Verchères, Canada East

Marcel DESMARAIS

Born: 24 April 1816, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 11 February 1874, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Julie DESMARAIS

Born: 16 May 1820, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1868, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1778
19 November 1778
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte HANDFIELD and Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS 4 November 1799 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Charlotte DESMARAIS was born 27 December 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Charlotte was 22 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Francois DESMARAIS was born 9 September 1805, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Charlotte was 26 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Antoine DESMARAIS was born 8 August 1807, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Charlotte was 28 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Lucie DESMARAIS was born 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Charlotte was 30 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Michel DESMARAIS was born 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Charlotte was 30 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Lucie DESMARAIS died 21 January 1810, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Charlotte was 31 years old.

1811 Death of Child
Michel DESMARAIS died 15 September 1811, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte was 32 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Alexis DESMARAIS was born 25 November 1811, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte was 33 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Luce DESMARAIS was born 22 November 1813, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte was 35 years old.

1814 Death of Child
Charlotte DESMARAIS died 12 January 1814, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte was 35 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Marcel DESMARAIS was born 24 April 1816, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 37 years old.

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

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

1820 Birth of Child
Julie DESMARAIS was born 16 May 1820, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte was 41 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS died 16 June 1842 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada