Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born

7 February 1741 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1797 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Josephe LACELLE 3 April 1769 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LACELLE was born 30 August 1747 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 30 October 1813 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of René LACELLE and Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY .

Parents & Family of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Parents of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Father

Nicolas DEMERS

Mother

Marie CADIEUX

Grandparents of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Paternal grandparents

Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marie DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CADIEUX Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Marie-Josephe LACELLE
Marriage date: 3 April 1769
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe LACELLE was the child of René LACELLE and Louise-Jeanne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Children of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Josephe LACELLE

Marguerite DEMERS

Born: 5 October 1781, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel RIVARD dit LANOUETTE 18 October 1802 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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 — 1741
7 February 1741
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Josephe LACELLE 3 April 1769, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 28 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.