Joseph-Marie DEMERS

Born

17 February 1754 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

19 July 1834 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Louis DEMERS Genevieve HUARD dite DESILETS

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Born: 17 February 1754 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DEMERS

Mother: Genevieve HUARD dite DESILETS

Paternal grandparents: Louis DEMERS , Thérèse GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jacques HUARD , Marie-Angélique BOUCHER

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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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Recorded occupation: 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

farmer

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 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph-Marie DEMERS married

Marguerite DEMERS
Marriage date: 10 October 1774
Marriage 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

Born: 7 June 1778, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 July 1834, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DEMERS 28 January 1800 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose DEMERS

Born: 3 February 1780, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 November 1857, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East

Married: François OLIVIER 12 January 1796 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1754
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 / Partner
Joseph-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.