Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Born

31 July 1786 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 March 1829 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Pierre DEMERS Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE

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Born: 31 July 1786 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

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephte DUBOIS 25 October 1808 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . Josephte DUBOIS was born 29 May 1788 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Josephte died 6 March 1810 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Josephte was the child of Michel DUBOIS and Marguerite SIMONEAU.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Euphrosine PAQUET 16 October 1810 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphrosine PAQUET was born 28 June 1785 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Euphrosine died 6 June 1839 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville). Euphrosine was the child of Jean-François PAQUET and Angélique DEMERS.

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS died 26 March 1829 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Jean-Baptiste DEMERS married

Josephte DUBOIS
Marriage date: 25 October 1808
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Josephte DUBOIS was the child of Michel DUBOIS and Marguerite SIMONEAU

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Jean-Baptiste DEMERS married

Euphrosine PAQUET
Marriage date: 16 October 1810
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Euphrosine PAQUET was the child of Jean-François PAQUET and Angélique DEMERS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Euphrosine PAQUET

Marie-Esther DEMERS

Born: 18 March 1816, Saint-Nicolas, Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Lower Canada
Died: 1 January 1890, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: Gabriel LADRIERE (FLAMMAND) 11 January 1847 Place: Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1786
31 July 1786
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1808 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Josephte DUBOIS 25 October 1808, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1810 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Euphrosine PAQUET 16 October 1810, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte DUBOIS died 6 March 1810, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1816 Birth of Child
Marie-Esther DEMERS was born 18 March 1816, Saint-Nicolas, Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

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