Basile DEMERS

(b. 12 June 1769 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 August 1834 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Basile DEMERS was born 12 June 1769 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Basile DEMERS was the child of Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Françoise PAQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François BOUCHER and Charlotte GARNIER (GRENIER) (maternal) Jean-François PAQUET and Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Basile married Marie-Charlotte JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE 28 October 1788 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE was born 5 April 1752 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte died 17 November 1838 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph-Denis JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Ursule GESSERON dite BRULOT.

Basile DEMERS died 3 August 1834 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Basile DEMERS married

Marie-Charlotte JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE-- Date: 28 October 1788 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE was the child of Joseph-Denis JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Ursule GESSERON dite BRULOT

Children of Basile DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE:

Frederic DEMERS (b.5 December 1792, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada d. 6 May 1874, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada )
m. Suzanne FRECHETTE 9 November 1813 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1769 Birth
12 June 1769
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Basile DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE 28 October 1788, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Frederic DEMERS was born 5 December 1792, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Basile was 23 years old.

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

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Frederic DEMERS married 9 November 1813, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Suzanne FRECHETTE

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