Marie-Anne DESMARAIS

Born

25 June 1751 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

10 April 1799 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Born: 25 June 1751 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Anne DESMARAIS

Father

Francois-Marie DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Grandparents of Marie-Anne DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

François DESMARAIS Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE Marie-Anne PROVOST

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 1 October 1773 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN was born 15 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . François was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU.

Marie-Anne DESMARAIS died 10 April 1799 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne DESMARAIS

Marie-Anne DESMARAIS married

François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 1 October 1773
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU

Children of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne DESMARAIS

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1751
25 June 1751
L'Assomption, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS and François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 1 October 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 22 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.