François
DESMARAIS
(b.
30 October 1783
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
23 September 1834
,
La Présentation, Lower Canada
)
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François DESMARAIS was born 30 October 1783 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
François DESMARAIS was the child of Joseph DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BRODEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER (maternal) Joseph BRODEUR and Marie-Geneviève ARCHAMBAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC 27 February 1810 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC was born 31 January 1791 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Charlotte died 5 September 1838 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph CHAPDELAINE dit BEAULAC and Elisabeth PAPILLON.
François DESMARAIS died 23 September 1834 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
François DESMARAIS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
François DESMARAIS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.
Family and Children of François DESMARAIS
[Hide/Show]François DESMARAIS married 
Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC-- Date: 27 February 1810 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada
See marriage record for François DESMARAIS and Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC
Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC was the child of Joseph CHAPDELAINE dit BEAULAC and Elisabeth PAPILLON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC:
Marie-Sophie DESMARAIS (b.2 July 1814, La Présentation, Lower Canada d. 4 October 1866, La Présentation, Canada East )
m. Pierre GUILLET 16 April 1839 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC-- Date: 27 February 1810 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada See marriage record for François DESMARAIS and Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULACMarie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC was the child of Joseph CHAPDELAINE dit BEAULAC and Elisabeth PAPILLON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC:
Marie-Sophie DESMARAIS (b.2 July 1814, La Présentation, Lower Canada d. 4 October 1866, La Présentation, Canada East )m. Pierre GUILLET 16 April 1839 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
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1783 Birth 30 October 1783
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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
1810 Marriage / PartnerFrançois DESMARAIS and Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC 27 February 1810, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
He was 26 years old.
1814 Birth of ChildMarie-Sophie DESMARAIS was born 2 July 1814, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
François was 30 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1834 Death 23 September 1834
La Présentation, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 50.
Added: 11/17/2021 2:34:36 PM
- Updated: 4/15/2024 12:20:24 PM
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