Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born

18 July 1701 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

4 October 1782 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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Born: 18 July 1701 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Françoise MORIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

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Maurice married Marie BOYER 9 February 1722 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BOYER was born 19 December 1692 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie died 6 November 1766 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie was the child of Antoine-Jacques BOYER and Marie PERRAS.

Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 4 October 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Marie BOYER
Marriage date: 9 February 1722
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie BOYER was the child of Antoine-Jacques BOYER and Marie PERRAS

Children of Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie BOYER

Pierre DEMERS

Born: 6 September 1724, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe LAPORTE 17 April 1752 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born: 31 January 1735, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Apolline HERTAULT 24 October 1757 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1701
18 July 1701
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie BOYER 9 February 1722, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 20 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Pierre DEMERS was born 6 September 1724, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Maurice was 23 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 31 January 1735, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Maurice was 33 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Pierre DEMERS married 17 April 1752, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe LAPORTE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 24 October 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Apolline HERTAULT

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BOYER died 6 November 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.