Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

(b. 4 March 1741 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1801 , Chambly, Lower Canada )
Age: 60

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Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 4 March 1741 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE (maternal) Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 21 January 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was born 23 January 1749 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne died 19 September 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE.

Joseph married (2) Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER 16 February 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER was born 26 October 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Catherine-Helene died 2 December 1807 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Catherine-Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste SEL dit SANSQUATIER (LACELLE) and Marie-Josephe SOREL dite LANDRENAULT.

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE died 17 May 1801 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

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Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE married

Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE-- Date: 21 January 1771 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was the child of Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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Children of Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE:

Joseph DEMERS (b.7 November 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 July 1832, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine MONETTE 3 February 1800 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE 3 October 1803 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Alexandre DEMERS (b.6 February 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite TOURANGEAU 10 May 1802 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Marguerite BENOIT 25 January 1819 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE (b.19 April 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 March 1846, Iberville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR 11 November 1799 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Toussaint DEMERS (b.2 March 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE married

Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER-- Date: 16 February 1778 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
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Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste SEL dit SANSQUATIER (LACELLE) and Marie-Josephe SOREL dite LANDRENAULT

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Children of Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER:

Toussaint DEMERS (b.19 October 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 May 1831, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte DUPUIS (DUPUY) 6 July 1801 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine DEMERS (b.13 June 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1845, Saint-Luc, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephe PAQUIN 4 February 1805 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine DEMERS (b.5 June 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 June 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Madeleine DEMERS (b.29 October 1784, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean Baptiste CHEVALIER 5 August 1805 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Louis DEMERS (b.1 October 1786, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 August 1855, St Anne, Kankakee, Illinois, USA)
m. Marie PLANTE 26 September 1814 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Catherine-Louise DEMERS (b.26 July 1788, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 March 1790, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

Pierre DEMERS (b.24 July 1790, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Philippe DEMERS (b.30 April 1792, Chambly, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephte DEMERS (b.18 April 1794, Chambly, Lower Canada d. 27 June 1873, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Marguerite DEMERS (b.23 April 1796, Chambly, Lower Canada d. , )

Elisabeth DEMERS (b.18 August 1799, Chambly, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre POUTRE 18 February 1822 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Alexis DEMERS (b.23 March 1801, Chambly, Lower Canada d. 31 August 1801, Chambly, Lower Canada )

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1741 Birth
4 March 1741
Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE - 1741 Baptism. St-Joseph, Chambly, Chambly Co., Québec

1741 Baptism. St-Joseph, Chambly, Chambly Co., Québec

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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 21 January 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 29 years old.

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE - 1771 Marriage. St.Joseph, Chambly, Chambly Co., Québec

1771 Marriage. St.Joseph, Chambly, Chambly Co., Québec

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1771 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS was born 7 November 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1771 Marriage. St.Joseph, Chambly, Chambly Co., Québec

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1773 Birth of Child
Jacques-Alexandre DEMERS was born 6 February 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE was born 19 April 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 33 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Toussaint DEMERS was born 2 March 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1777 Death of Child
Toussaint DEMERS died 30 May 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE died 19 September 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER 16 February 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 36 years old.

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE - 1778 Marriage. Chambly, Quebec

1778 Marriage. Chambly, Quebec

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1779 Birth of Child
Toussaint DEMERS was born 19 October 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine DEMERS was born 13 June 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DEMERS was born 5 June 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DEMERS was born 29 October 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 1 October 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Catherine-Louise DEMERS was born 26 July 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1790 Death of Child
Catherine-Louise DEMERS died 24 March 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Pierre DEMERS was born 24 July 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Philippe DEMERS was born 30 April 1792, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 51 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS was born 18 April 1794, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 53 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS was born 23 April 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 55 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DEMERS was born 18 August 1799, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 58 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE married 11 November 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph DEMERS married 3 February 1800, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Catherine MONETTE