Joachim DEMERS

Born

2 March 1751 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

29 March 1792 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Jean DEMERS Marie-Anne DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR

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Born: 2 March 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Jean DEMERS

Mother: Marie-Anne DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR

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

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUSSAULT dit LAFLEUR , Geneviève HUARD

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Joachim married Marie-Louise HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX 31 May 1779 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX was born 16 March 1754 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 7 February 1802 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre HOUDE and Marie-Louise CROTEAU.

Joachim DEMERS died 29 March 1792 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Joachim DEMERS married

Marie-Louise HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX
Marriage date: 31 May 1779
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX was the child of Pierre HOUDE and Marie-Louise CROTEAU

Children of Joachim DEMERS and Marie-Louise HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX

Marie-Louise DEMERS

Born: 3 May 1780, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 October 1835, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent LAINÉ dit LALIBERTÉ 14 January 1799 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1751
2 March 1751
Lauzon, 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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joachim DEMERS and Marie-Louise HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX 31 May 1779, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 28 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DEMERS was born 3 May 1780, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joachim was 29 years old.

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