Marie-Anne DEMERS

Born

21 August 1754 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1838 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne married Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT 16 February 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT was born 7 May 1729 in Remoncourt, France. Joseph died 16 November 1786 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .

Marie-Anne married Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL 29 July 1793 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL was born 4 September 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Toussaint was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN and Veronique DENEAU (DENIAU) .

Parents & Family of Marie-Anne DEMERS

Parents of Marie-Anne DEMERS

Father

François-Marie DEMERS

Mother

Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE

Grandparents of Marie-Anne DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Philippe HERVE Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne DEMERS

Marie-Anne DEMERS married

Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT
Marriage date: 16 February 1784
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Marie LAURANCEAU dite MONTCOURT

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 May 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Amable ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE 23 May 1803 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne DEMERS married

Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL
Marriage date: 29 July 1793
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN and Veronique DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marie-Anne DEMERS

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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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 — 1754
21 August 1754
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DEMERS and Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT 16 February 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT died 16 November 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DEMERS and Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL 29 July 1793, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 38 years old.

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie LAURANCEAU dite MONTCOURT married 23 May 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Amable ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE

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

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

1831 Death of Child
Marie LAURANCEAU dite MONTCOURT died 29 May 1831, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 76 years old.

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

Death — 1838
6 March 1838
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.

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