Gaspard
DEMERS
Born
30 December 1775
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
15 February 1857
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East
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Born: 30 December 1775 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Charles DEMERS
Mother:
Catherine-Genevieve GAGNON
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)
, Josephte GINGRAS
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre GAGNON
, Catherine CLOUTIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gaspard married Josephte BERGERON 29 January 1799 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BERGERON was born 27 March 1776 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 10 April 1825 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Etienne BERGERON and Angelique BEAUDET.
Gaspard DEMERS died 15 February 1857 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East.
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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 Gaspard DEMERS
Gaspard DEMERS married 
Josephte BERGERON
Marriage date: 29 January 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Josephte BERGERON was the child of Etienne BERGERON and Angelique BEAUDET
Josephte BERGERONMarriage date: 29 January 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Josephte BERGERON was the child of Etienne BERGERON and Angelique BEAUDET
Children of Gaspard DEMERS and Josephte BERGERON
Marie-Marguerite DEMERSBorn: 21 October 1813, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Died: 19 January 1878, Saint-Flavien, Quebec, Canada
Died: 19 January 1878, Saint-Flavien, Quebec, Canada
Married: Louis BEDARD 8 January 1833 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 177530 December 1775
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
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 Canada
1799 Marriage / PartnerGaspard DEMERS and Josephte BERGERON 29 January 1799, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
He was 23 years old.
1813 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite DEMERS was born 21 October 1813, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
Gaspard was 37 years old.
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
1825 Death of Spouse/PartnerJosephte BERGERON died 10 April 1825, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1833 Marriage of ChildMarie-Marguerite DEMERS married 8 January 1833, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Louis BEDARD
1837 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 185715 February 1857
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.
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