Marie-Catherine GARNIER (GRENIER)

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19 April 1731 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

5 January 1814 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

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Louis GARNIER (GRENIER)Marie-Madeleine HAMEL

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Born: 19 April 1731 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GARNIER (GRENIER)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine HAMEL

Paternal grandparents: Isaac-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) , Marie HOUDE

Maternal grandparents: Jean HAMEL , Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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Marie-Catherine married Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) 30 October 1758 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 2 March 1706 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Joseph died 25 January 1772 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON.

Marie-Catherine GARNIER (GRENIER) died 5 January 1814 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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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Marie-Catherine GARNIER (GRENIER) married

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)
Marriage date: 30 October 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON

Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Catherine GARNIER (GRENIER)

Henri-Aristobule DEMERS

Born: 8 July 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1821, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe DAIGLE 12 September 1797 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
19 April 1731
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine GARNIER (GRENIER) and Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) 30 October 1758 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 27 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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 25 January 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1772 Birth of Child
Henri-Aristobule DEMERS was born 8 July 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 41 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.