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flag male ancestor  Louis  DESMARAIS

Born
Died
4 September 1801 L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Louis  married  Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU 7 November 1757 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . 
Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU  was born 10 November 1733 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France .  Marie-Amable died 24 March 1760 in L'Assomption, Canada .  Marie-Amable was the child of Pierre DALPE dit PARISEAU and Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE .
Louis  married  Catherine FOREST 8 November 1762 in L'Assomption, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FOREST  was born 30 November 1744 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .  Catherine died 1 October 1811 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .  Catherine was the child of Joseph FOREST and Marie Anne GIROUARD .

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Louis  married  Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU 7 November 1757 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France .  Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU  was born 10 November 1733 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France .  Marie-Amable died 24 March 1760 in L'Assomption, Canada .  Marie-Amable was the child of Pierre DALPE dit PARISEAU and Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE.

Louis  married  (2) Catherine FOREST 8 November 1762 in L'Assomption, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FOREST  was born 30 November 1744 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .  Catherine died 1 October 1811 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .  Catherine was the child of Joseph FOREST and Marie Anne GIROUARD.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis DESMARAIS

Louis DESMARAIS married flag female ancestor Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU
Marriage date: 7 November 1757
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of Pierre DALPE dit PARISEAU and Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Children of Louis DESMARAIS and Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU

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Louis DESMARAIS married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag  Catherine FOREST
Marriage date: 8 November 1762
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada
Catherine FOREST was the child of Joseph FOREST and Marie Anne GIROUARD

Children of Louis DESMARAIS and Catherine FOREST


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1726
16 July 1726
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
marriage1757 Marriage / Partner
Louis DESMARAIS and Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU 7 November 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 31 years old.
1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU died 24 March 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
marriage1762 Marriage / Partner
Louis DESMARAIS and Catherine FOREST 8 November 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 36 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
1779 Birth of Child
Scholastique-Colette DESMARAIS was born 14 January 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 52 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
DeathDeath — 1801
4 September 1801
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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