Jean-Baptiste
DEMERS
Born
13 April 1814
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died
15 September 1901
,
St-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
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Born: 13 April 1814 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Father:
Jean Baptiste DEMERS
Mother:
Geneviève ROGER
Paternal grandparents:
Jérôme DEMERS
, Marie-Anne DOUVILLE
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre ROGER
, Geneviève MARCHAND
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Desanges BEDARD 28 January 1845 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Desanges BEDARD was born 13 May 1828 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Desanges died 15 September 1897 in St-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Desanges was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Angele CROTEAU.
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS died 15 September 1901 in St-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada.
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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 Jean-Baptiste DEMERS
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS married 
Marie-Desanges BEDARD
Marriage date: 28 January 1845
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East
Marie-Desanges BEDARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Angele CROTEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Desanges BEDARDMarriage date: 28 January 1845
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East
Marie-Desanges BEDARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Angele CROTEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Marie-Desanges BEDARD
Louis David DEMERSBorn: 26 September 1866, St-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Died: 15 December 1935, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 15 December 1935, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Married: Georgiana BEDARD 4 November 1890 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Birth — 181413 April 1814
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower 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 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)
1845 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste DEMERS and Marie-Desanges BEDARD 28 January 1845, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
He was 30 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1866 Birth of ChildLouis David DEMERS was born 26 September 1866, St-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Marriage of ChildLouis David DEMERS married 4 November 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Georgiana BEDARD
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1897 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Desanges BEDARD died 15 September 1897, St-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Death — 190115 September 1901
St-Flavien, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 87.
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