Jean Baptiste
DESMARAIS
Born
30 October 1810
,
La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died
21 August 1894
,
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Parents & Family of Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS
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Born: 30 October 1810 in La Présentation, Lower Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS
Mother:
Madeleine LACASSE
Paternal grandparents:
Benoit DESMARAIS
, Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph LACASSE
, Marie-Apolline LACROIX
Jean Baptiste was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1894.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Marie-Louise DION 4 October 1836 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Louise DION was born 9 October 1814 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Louise died abt. 1871 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph DION dit GUYON and Marguerite TOUCHETTE.
Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS died 21 August 1894 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA .
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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.
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Spouse & Children of Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS
Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS married 
Marie-Louise DION
Marriage date: 4 October 1836
Marriage place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise DION
Marie-Louise DION was the child of Joseph DION dit GUYON and Marguerite TOUCHETTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Louise DIONMarriage date: 4 October 1836
Marriage place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise DIONMarie-Louise DION was the child of Joseph DION dit GUYON and Marguerite TOUCHETTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise DION
Marie-Philomene DESMARAISBorn: 2 November 1837, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAISBorn: 29 August 1839, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Joseph DESMARAISBorn: 9 January 1842, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: 13 April 1918, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 April 1918, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Euphemie DESMARAIS Octave Alfred DESMARAISBorn: 21 February 1846, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: 7 June 1920, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 June 1920, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAISBorn: 9 February 1849, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: ,
Died: ,
Noe-Francois DESMARAISBorn: 30 May 1851, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Canada East
Died: 7 December 1933,
Died: 7 December 1933,
Frederic Marie DESMARAIS
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Birth — 181030 October 1810
La Présentation, Lower Canada
1836 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise DION 4 October 1836, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)
He was 25 years old.
1837 Birth of ChildMarie-Philomene DESMARAIS was born 2 November 1837, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
Jean Baptiste was 27 years old.
1839 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste DESMARAIS was born 29 August 1839, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Jean Baptiste was 28 years old.
1842 Birth of ChildJoseph DESMARAIS was born 9 January 1842, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste was 31 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of ChildEuphemie DESMARAIS was born 7 December 1843, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste was 33 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Birth of ChildOctave Alfred DESMARAIS was born 21 February 1846, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste was 35 years old.
1849 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste DESMARAIS was born 9 February 1849, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste was 38 years old.
1851 Birth of ChildNoe-Francois DESMARAIS was born 30 May 1851, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada (Kingsey)
Jean Baptiste was 40 years old.
1853 Birth of ChildFrederic Marie DESMARAIS was born 13 July 1853, Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)
Jean Baptiste was 42 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Death
Name: Jean B. Desmarais
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Aug 1894
Event Place: MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Residence Place: MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Marital Status: Married
Occupation:
Birth Date:
Birthplace: CANADA
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Burial Date:
Burial Place: MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Cemetery:
Father's Name: J. Bte. Desmarais
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: CANADA
Mother's Name: Madelaine Lacasse
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: CANADA
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: v 446 p 289
GS Film number: 961513
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4225008
Image Number: 277
'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NWHH-BG8 : accessed 01 Apr 2013), J. Bte. Desmarais in entry for Jean B. Desmarais, 1894.
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Name: Jean B. Desmarais
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Aug 1894
Event Place: MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Residence Place: MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Marital Status: Married
Occupation:
Birth Date:
Birthplace: CANADA
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Burial Date:
Burial Place: MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Cemetery:
Father's Name: J. Bte. Desmarais
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: CANADA
Mother's Name: Madelaine Lacasse
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: CANADA
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: v 446 p 289
GS Film number: 961513
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4225008
Image Number: 277
'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NWHH-BG8 : accessed 01 Apr 2013), J. Bte. Desmarais in entry for Jean B. Desmarais, 1894.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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