Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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abt. 1624 , Dieppe, France

Died

5 January 1697 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1624 in Dieppe, France

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Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1646.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Étienne married Françoise MORIN 28 January 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Françoise MORIN was born abt. 1626 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Françoise died 24 February 1663 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 5 January 1697 in Québec, Canada, New France .

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Charpentier

In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

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.

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Françoise MORIN
Marriage date: 28 January 1648
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Françoise MORIN

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born: 3 December 1656, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1702, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne-Françoise MENARD 25 November 1686 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born: abt. 1659, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 November 1728, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite GUITAUT 25 October 1682 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE 20 September 1699 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Marie-Angelique BRUNEL 23 July 1708 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Françoise PETIT dite LAPRE 27 November 1712 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born: abt. 1661, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 March 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine PERRAS 21 April 1688 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born: 10 February 1663, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1717, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne ROUANNAIS 1700 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1648 Marriage / Partner
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Françoise MORIN 28 January 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 3 December 1656, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1663 Birth of Child
François DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 10 February 1663, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1663 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise MORIN died 24 February 1663, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1682 Marriage of Child
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 25 October 1682, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite GUITAUT

1686 Marriage of Child
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 25 November 1686, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

1688 Marriage of Child
Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 21 April 1688, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine PERRAS

Death — 1697
5 January 1697
Québec, Canada, New France

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