HELP! flag male ancestor  Joseph  DEMERS

  (b. 16 June 1704 Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 27 November 1766 Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Joseph DEMERS was born 16 June 1704 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS   and   Marie-Madeleine JETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS and Marie CHEFDEVILLE (maternal)  Urbain JETTE and Catherine CHARLES

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

Joseph  married  Marie-Josephe POIRIER 6 February 1731 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children. Marie-Josephe POIRIER  was born 19 March 1710 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Marie-Josephe died 8 March 1753 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).  Marie-Josephe was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER.

Joseph DEMERS died 27 November 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Joseph DEMERS

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Joseph DEMERS married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe POIRIER-- Date: 6 February 1731 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Josephe POIRIER was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER


Marriage is listed in the index for Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Children of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe POIRIER:



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birth1704 Birth
16 June 1704
Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1704 Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

29 July 1704

Joseph Demers
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe POIRIER 6 February 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.
1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS was born 11 July 1732, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 28 years old.
1741 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 4 March 1741, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 36 years old.
1743 Birth of Child
Nicolas-Noel DEMERS was born 12 December 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 39 years old.
1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude DEMERS was born 14 March 1745, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 40 years old.
1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DEMERS was born 12 September 1747, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 43 years old.
1751 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DEMERS was born 1 January 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 46 years old.
1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe POIRIER died 8 March 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
marriage1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS married 8 January 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Claude LAMARGUERITE
marriage1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Gertrude DEMERS married 20 October 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Mathias MASSELEAU dit LAJOIE
marriage1762 Marriage of Child
Paul DEMERS married 18 January 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
death1766 Death
27 November 1766
Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He died at the age of 62.
Added: - Updated: 12/30/2021 1:40:57 PM

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