Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Born

22 May 1741 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1814 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Louis DEMERS Thérèse GAGNON

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Born: 22 May 1741 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DEMERS

Mother: Thérèse GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Jeanne ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLE

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Thérèse ROCHON

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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve LOIGNON 19 November 1764 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve LOIGNON was born 5 February 1739 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Genevieve died 10 October 1815 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Genevieve was the child of Pierre LOIGNON and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER.

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS died 8 May 1814 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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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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Jean-Baptiste DEMERS married

Genevieve LOIGNON
Marriage date: 19 November 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve LOIGNON was the child of Pierre LOIGNON and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Genevieve LOIGNON

Marie-Louise DEMERS

Born: 30 January 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 February 1825, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: François-Xavier FRECHETTE 16 July 1792 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve DEMERS

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 February 1859, Bernières, Canada

Married: Charles BERGERON 25 January 1802 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
22 May 1741
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Genevieve LOIGNON 19 November 1764, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DEMERS was born 30 January 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 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.