Geneviève DEMERS

Born

12 March 1773 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 January 1835 , Chambly, Lower Canada

Geneviève married François DUFRESNE 26 September 1796 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François DUFRESNE was born 14 February 1771 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . François died 28 January 1827 in Chambly, Lower Canada . François was the child of Philippe DUFRESNE and Marie-Josephe MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR .

Parents & Family of Geneviève DEMERS

Parents of Geneviève DEMERS

Father

Francois-Amable DEMERS

Mother

Geneviève MORIER

Grandparents of Geneviève DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DEMERS Marie-Anne PRUD'HOMME

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin MORIER Marie-Jeanne CHORET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève DEMERS

Geneviève DEMERS married

François DUFRESNE
Marriage date: 26 September 1796
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
François DUFRESNE was the child of Philippe DUFRESNE and Marie-Josephe MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

Children of François DUFRESNE and Geneviève DEMERS

Marie-Louise DUFRESNE

Born: abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine FOISY 6 November 1820 Place: Saint-Luc, 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 — 1773
12 March 1773
Montréal, 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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DEMERS and François DUFRESNE 26 September 1796, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 23 years old.

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

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