Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

(b. 22 May 1741 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1814 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste DEMERS was born 22 May 1741 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS was the child of Louis DEMERS and Thérèse GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLE (maternal) Jean GAGNON and 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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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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Jean-Baptiste DEMERS married

Genevieve LOIGNON-- Date: 19 November 1764 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 (b.30 January 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1825, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. François-Xavier FRECHETTE 16 July 1792 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve DEMERS (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 February 1859, Bernières, Canada)
m. Charles BERGERON 25 January 1802 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1741 Birth
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.