Joseph DEMERS

Born

16 June 1704 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

27 November 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Robert DEMERS Marie-Madeleine JETTE

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Born: 16 June 1704 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Robert DEMERS

Mother: Marie-Madeleine JETTE

Paternal grandparents: Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS , Marie CHEFDEVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Urbain JETTE , Catherine CHARLES

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER 6 February 1731 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER was born 19 March 1710 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephe-Therese died 8 March 1753 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe-Therese 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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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.

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Spouse & Children of Joseph DEMERS

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Joseph DEMERS married

Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER
Marriage date: 6 February 1731
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

Marriage notes:

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

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Children of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER

Joseph DEMERS

Born: 25 August 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte DEMERS

Born: 11 July 1732, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Claude LAMARGUERITE 8 January 1757 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Francois-Amable DEMERS

Born: 3 June 1733, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1737, Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS

Born: 26 September 1736, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: March 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France

Antoine-Michel DEMERS

Born: 11 March 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France

Paul DEMERS

Born: 30 March 1739, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1789, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER) 18 January 1762 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

Born: 4 March 1741, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1801, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 21 January 1771 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Married: Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER 16 February 1778 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jeremie DEMERS

Born: 15 July 1742, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 24 July 1742, Chambly, Canada, New France

Nicolas-Noel DEMERS

Born: 12 December 1743, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1803, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine MEUNIER 3 August 1772 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Gertrude DEMERS

Born: 14 March 1745, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Mathias MASSELEAU dit LAJOIE 20 October 1760 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise DEMERS

Born: 12 September 1747, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 09 August 1833, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Leon PARÉ 27 January 1766 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Genevieve DEMERS

Born: 18 May 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 15 June 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France

Elisabeth DEMERS

Born: 1 January 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 25 November 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1704
16 June 1704
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER 6 February 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS was born 25 August 1731, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 27 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.

1733 Birth of Child
Francois-Amable DEMERS was born 3 June 1733, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS was born 26 September 1736, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1737 Death of Child
Francois-Amable DEMERS died 2 March 1737, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1738 Death of Child
Joseph DEMERS died March 1738, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Antoine-Michel DEMERS was born 11 March 1738, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Paul DEMERS was born 30 March 1739, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 34 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.

1742 Birth of Child
Jeremie DEMERS was born 15 July 1742, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 38 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.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve DEMERS was born 18 May 1749, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 44 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 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER died 8 March 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS married 8 January 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Claude LAMARGUERITE

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Gertrude DEMERS married 20 October 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Mathias MASSELEAU dit LAJOIE

1762 Marriage of Child
Paul DEMERS married 18 January 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER)

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.

Death — 1766
27 November 1766
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 62.

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