Marie-Françoise
DEMERS
Born
15 December 1769
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
5 December 1858
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
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Born: 15 December 1769 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Pierre DEMERS
Mother:
Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)
, Josephte GINGRAS
Maternal grandparents:
Étienne FRECHETTE
, Marie-Anne DUPERE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Simon DRAPEAU 15 July 1793 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Simon DRAPEAU was born 17 March 1768 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Simon died 1 May 1856 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Simon was the child of Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU and Marie-Rose FERLAND.
Marie-Françoise DEMERS died 5 December 1858 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise DEMERS
Marie-Françoise DEMERS married 
Simon DRAPEAU
Marriage date: 15 July 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Simon DRAPEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU and Marie-Rose FERLAND
Simon DRAPEAUMarriage date: 15 July 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Simon DRAPEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU and Marie-Rose FERLAND
Children of Simon DRAPEAU and Marie-Françoise DEMERS
Elizabeth DRAPEAUBorn: 01/29/1799, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 14 December 1846, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
Died: 14 December 1846, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
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Birth — 176915 December 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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Françoise DEMERS and Simon DRAPEAU 15 July 1793, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
She was 23 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildElizabeth DRAPEAU was born 01/29/1799, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Death of ChildElizabeth DRAPEAU died 14 December 1846, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise was 77 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Death of Spouse/PartnerSimon DRAPEAU died 1 May 1856, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 18585 December 1858
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
She died at the age of 89.
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