Marie-Françoise DEMERS

Born

25 December 1692 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 January 1765 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Age: 72

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Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)Jeanne POUILLOT

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Born: 25 December 1692 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Jeanne POUILLOT

Paternal grandparents: Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Jeanne VOIDY (VEDIE)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine POUILLOT , Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Françoise married Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 30 January 1713 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean-Baptiste HOUDE was born abt. 1687 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 22 March 1749 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Louise-Françoise BEAUDET.

Marie-Françoise DEMERS died 9 January 1765 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada.

Baptism - Sault-de-la-Chaudiere? Unable to locate baptism. Marriage indicates parents. Death indicates approximate year of birth.

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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise DEMERS

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Marie-Françoise DEMERS married

Jean-Baptiste HOUDE
Marriage date: 30 January 1713
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste HOUDE was the child of Jacques HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Louise-Françoise BEAUDET

Marriage notes:

Jean Baptiste Houde dit Derusseaux, son of Jacques Houde and Marie Baudet

Marie Demer, daughter of Pierre Demer and Jeanne Poulliot

Children of Jean-Baptiste HOUDE and Marie-Françoise DEMERS

Marie-Charlotte-Angelique HOUDE

Born: 15 March 1716 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 5 November 1758, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS 22 November 1741 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Charles HOUDE

Born: 16 December 1718, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 19 September 1784 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine-Geneviève HUOT dite ST-LAURENT 9 September 1743 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine DUGUAY 25 November 1754 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique HOUDE 15 February 1779 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Born: abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 April 1757, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Married: Charles DUBOIS 13 July 1741 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique HOUDE

Born: 6 March 1724, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 29 September 1783, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAMBERT 6 February 1747 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Pierre HOUDE

Born: 26 July 1726 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1769, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise CROTEAU 23 November 1750 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe HOUDE

Born: 1 June 1728, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1729, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste HOUDE

Born: 2 February 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1733, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Jean-François HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX

Born: 22 February 1734, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1797 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique-Louise ROGNON dite LAROCHE 10 January 1757 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Josephte HOUDE

Born: 2 November 1735 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 16 May 1775, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Joseph ROGNON dit LAROCHE 16 January 1758 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1692
25 December 1692
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise DEMERS and Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 30 January 1713, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

Marie-Françoise DEMERS - 1713 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

1713 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Angelique HOUDE was born 15 March 1716 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 23 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Charles HOUDE was born 16 December 1718, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

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

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique HOUDE was born 6 March 1724, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre HOUDE was born 26 July 1726 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 33 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe HOUDE was born 1 June 1728, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1729 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe HOUDE died 18 August 1729, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HOUDE was born 2 February 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

1733 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste HOUDE died 27 August 1733, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 40 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-François HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX was born 22 February 1734, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Josephte HOUDE was born 2 November 1735 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise HOUDE married 13 July 1741, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Charles DUBOIS

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Angelique HOUDE married 22 November 1741, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS

1743 Marriage of Child
Charles HOUDE married 9 September 1743, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Catherine-Geneviève HUOT dite ST-LAURENT

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique HOUDE married 6 February 1747, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LAMBERT

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste HOUDE died 22 March 1749, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1750 Marriage of Child
Pierre HOUDE married 23 November 1750, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise CROTEAU

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Charles HOUDE married 25 November 1754 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine DUGUAY

1757 Marriage of Child
Jean-François HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX married 10 January 1757, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Angélique-Louise ROGNON dite LAROCHE

1757 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise HOUDE died 2 April 1757, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 64 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Josephte HOUDE married 16 January 1758, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Louis-Joseph ROGNON dit LAROCHE

1758 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Angelique HOUDE died 5 November 1758, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 65 years old.

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.