Marie-Anne DEMERS

Born

6 February 1769 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 August 1860 , Sainte-Marie, Canada East

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Jean DEMERS Veronique ROBERGE dite LACROIX

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Born: 6 February 1769 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean DEMERS

Mother: Veronique ROBERGE dite LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Jean DEMERS , Marie-Anne DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX , Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE

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Marie-Anne married Joseph GENEST 10 July 1786 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GENEST was born 1 June 1753 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Joseph was the child of Laurent GENEST and Marie-Louise RIOPEL.

Marie-Anne DEMERS died 18 August 1860 in Sainte-Marie, Canada East .
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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-Anne DEMERS married

Joseph GENEST
Marriage date: 10 July 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GENEST was the child of Laurent GENEST and Marie-Louise RIOPEL

Children of Joseph GENEST and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Adelaide GENEST dite LABARRE

Born: 15 March 1807, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Died: 14 June 1830, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin MORIN 29 September 1829 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1769
6 February 1769
Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DEMERS and Joseph GENEST 10 July 1786, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

She was 17 years old.

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

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

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

1807 Birth of Child
Adelaide GENEST dite LABARRE was born 15 March 1807, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Anne was 38 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

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)

1829 Marriage of Child
Adelaide GENEST dite LABARRE married 29 September 1829, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Augustin MORIN

1830 Death of Child
Adelaide GENEST dite LABARRE died 14 June 1830, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Anne was 61 years old.

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)