Benoit DESMARAIS

(b. 9 February 1744 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1816 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
Age: 73

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Benoit DESMARAIS was born 9 February 1744 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Benoit DESMARAIS was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DESMARAIS and Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Louise-Marie LUSSIER

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Benoit married Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE 28 January 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children. Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 23 September 1747 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Agathe died 27 May 1817 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Agathe was the child of Augustin-Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MORIN.

Benoit DESMARAIS died 19 March 1816 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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
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Benoit DESMARAIS married

Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE-- Date: 28 January 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was the child of Augustin-Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MORIN

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Children of Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE:

Louis-Michel DESMARAIS (b.1 December 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte ROCQUE (ROCH) 17 February 1800 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS (b.5 May 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Archange-Desanges DESMARAIS (b.26 February 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph BOUDIER (BOUTIER) 3 October 1796 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1777, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 January 1844, Saint-Pie, Lower Canada)
m. Michel BERGERON 24 February 1794 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Andre DESMARAIS (b.28 May 1778, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1806, )
m. Josephte DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY 28 October 1805 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 April 1872, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite FOURNIER 19 September 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
m. Magdeleine (Madeleine) LACASSE 20 November 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Catherine DESMARAIS (b.4 November 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS (b.9 May 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph DESMARAIS (b.abt. 1787, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 April 1787, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS (b.8 March 1788, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1788, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1744 Birth
9 February 1744
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1744
NOTE: Baptism record unavailable. It is listed in the index for St-Sulpice, 1744, as 'Benoit Marais' Birth Page 64
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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
Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE 28 January 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 years old.

Benoit DESMARAIS - 1771 Marriage. LAssomption, Quebec

1771 Marriage. L'Assomption, Quebec
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1771 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS was born 1 December 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Benoit was 27 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS was born 5 May 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Benoit was 29 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange-Desanges DESMARAIS was born 26 February 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Benoit was 31 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1777, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Benoit was 33 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Andre DESMARAIS was born 28 May 1778, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Benoit was 34 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Catherine DESMARAIS was born 4 November 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Benoit was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS was born 9 May 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Benoit was 42 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS was born 8 March 1788, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Benoit was 44 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS married 24 February 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Michel BERGERON

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange-Desanges DESMARAIS married 3 October 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Joseph BOUDIER (BOUTIER)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS married 17 February 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Charlotte ROCQUE (ROCH)

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS married 19 September 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite FOURNIER

1805 Marriage of Child
Andre DESMARAIS married 28 October 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Josephte DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY

1809 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS married 20 November 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Magdeleine (Madeleine) LACASSE