Joseph-Marie
DEMERS
(b.
17 February 1754
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
19 July 1834
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Marie DEMERS was born 17 February 1754 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie DEMERS was the child of Louis DEMERS and Genevieve HUARD dite DESILETS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DEMERS and Thérèse GAGNON (maternal) Jacques HUARD and Marie-Angélique BOUCHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Marie married Marguerite DEMERS 10 October 1774 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite DEMERS was born 9 March 1753 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 27 October 1815 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Charles DEMERS and Françoise HUARD.
Joseph-Marie DEMERS died 19 July 1834 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Joseph-Marie DEMERS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Joseph-Marie DEMERS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.
Family and Children of Joseph-Marie DEMERS
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Marguerite DEMERS-- Date: 10 October 1774 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DEMERS was the child of Charles DEMERS and Françoise HUARD
Children of Joseph-Marie DEMERS and Marguerite DEMERS:
Jean-François DEMERS (b.7 June 1778, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 July 1834, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DEMERS 28 January 1800 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose DEMERS (b.3 February 1780, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 November 1857, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East )
m. François OLIVIER 12 January 1796 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marguerite DEMERS-- Date: 10 October 1774 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada Marguerite DEMERS was the child of Charles DEMERS and Françoise HUARD
Children of Joseph-Marie DEMERS and Marguerite DEMERS:
Jean-François DEMERS (b.7 June 1778, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 July 1834, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )m. Marguerite DEMERS 28 January 1800 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose DEMERS (b.3 February 1780, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 November 1857, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East )m. François OLIVIER 12 January 1796 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
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1754 Birth 17 February 1754
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
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.
1774 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Marie DEMERS and Marguerite DEMERS 10 October 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
He was 20 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.1778 Birth of ChildJean-François DEMERS was born 7 June 1778, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Joseph-Marie was 24 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildMarie-Rose DEMERS was born 3 February 1780, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie was 25 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 Canada1796 Marriage of ChildMarie-Rose DEMERS married 12 January 1796, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to François OLIVIER
1800 Marriage of ChildJean-François DEMERS married 28 January 1800, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marguerite DEMERS
1815 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite DEMERS died 27 October 1815, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
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 England1834 Death 19 July 1834
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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