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Michel DESMARAIS was born 17 November 1684 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Michel DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS   and   Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAU

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Michel  married  Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT 4 January 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT  was born 3 July 1684 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).  Françoise-Anne-Marie was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU.

Michel DESMARAIS died 5 August 1729 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Michel DESMARAIS married flag female ancestor Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT-- Date: 4 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU


Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection

Michel Desmarais and Francoise Benoit


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birth1684 Birth
17 November 1684
Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
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marriage1712 Marriage / Partner
Michel DESMARAIS and Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT 4 January 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.
1713 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS was born 25 August 1713, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Michel was 28 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1723 Birth of Child
Antoine DESMARAIS was born 11 June 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Michel was 38 years old.
1724 Birth of Child
Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS was born 28 August 1724, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Michel was 39 years old.
death1729 Death
5 August 1729
La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He died at the age of 44.
Added: - Updated: 8/8/2015 8:40:34 AM

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