Francois-Amable DEMERS

Born

12 August 1744 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

29 January 1821 , Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Francois-Amable DEMERS

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Francois-Amable DEMERS.

Parents

Pierre DEMERS Marie-Anne PRUD'HOMME

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 12 August 1744 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DEMERS

Mother: Marie-Anne PRUD'HOMME

Paternal grandparents: Andre DEMERS , Marie-Anne JETTE

Maternal grandparents: François-Xavier PRUD'HOMME , Cecile GERVAIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois-Amable married Geneviève MORIER 27 January 1766 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève MORIER was born 15 November 1744 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 11 April 1787 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève was the child of Mathurin MORIER and Marie-Jeanne CHORET.

Francois-Amable DEMERS died 29 January 1821 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada .

m. Morier Genevieve
m. Robidoux Marguerite

Details of the family tree of Francois-Amable appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Francois-Amable DEMERS

Hide Family & Children

Francois-Amable DEMERS married

Geneviève MORIER
Marriage date: 27 January 1766
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève MORIER was the child of Mathurin MORIER and Marie-Jeanne CHORET

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame

Children of Francois-Amable DEMERS and Geneviève MORIER

François DEMERS

Born: 21 November 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 September 1843, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East

Married: Marguerite MICLET 19 September 1796 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Geneviève DEMERS

Born: 12 March 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 January 1835, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: François DUFRESNE 26 September 1796 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François DEMERS

Born: 2 February 1784, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 March 1814, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève BEAUDOIN 25 May 1809 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Francois-Amable DEMERS.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Francois-Amable DEMERS.

Hide Life & Records

Postcards and Memories of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

How to read this timeline
Records about Francois-Amable DEMERS and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1744
12 August 1744
Montréal, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Amable DEMERS and Geneviève MORIER 27 January 1766, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
François DEMERS was born 21 November 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francois-Amable was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Geneviève DEMERS was born 12 March 1773, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francois-Amable 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
François DEMERS was born 2 February 1784, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Francois-Amable was 39 years old.

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève MORIER died 11 April 1787, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
François DEMERS married 19 September 1796, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marguerite MICLET

1796 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DEMERS married 26 September 1796, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to François DUFRESNE

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

1809 Marriage of Child
François DEMERS married 25 May 1809, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Geneviève BEAUDOIN

1814 Death of Child
François DEMERS died 29 March 1814, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francois-Amable was 69 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

Death — 1821
29 January 1821
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

RECORD HISTORY

Record added: 7/4/2019 12:01:48 PM
Last updated: 2/21/2024 12:53:22 PM

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE