Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS

Born

8 February 1716 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1783 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

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Born: 8 February 1716 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE

Mother: Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Paternal grandparents: Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) , Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE , Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME

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Pierre-Paul married Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC 18 July 1740 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC was born 3 August 1719 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Elisabeth died 18 June 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS.

Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS died 1 October 1783 in Verchères, 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
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Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS married

Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC
Marriage date: 18 July 1740
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

Children of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Marie-Reine DESMARAIS

Born: 6 January 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Christophe LUSSIER 05 February 1759 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Married: Joseph-Louis LEFEBVRE dit ANGER 23 October 1786 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine DESMARAIS

Born: 6 May 1744, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François MARTEL 5 November 1764 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

Born: 4 December 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1815, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois DESMARAIS (MARAIS)

Born: 10 May 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS

Born: 25 April 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France

Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS

Born: 9 August 1752, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1817, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU 8 April 1771 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (MARETS)

Born: 16 August 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1840, Varennes, Lower Canada

Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS

Born: 21 August 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 8 September 1823, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Amable LUSSIER 19 October 1772 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Amable DESMARAIS

Born: 22 May 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 11 April 1774 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1716
8 February 1716
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1716 Baptism, Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, QC, Canada

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC 18 July 1740, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS - 1740 Marriage Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada

1740 Marriage Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada

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

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine DESMARAIS was born 6 January 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 26 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESMARAIS was born 6 May 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 28 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was born 4 December 1745 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Francois DESMARAIS (MARAIS) was born 10 May 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 33 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS was born 25 April 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS was born 9 August 1752, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 36 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (MARETS) was born 16 August 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 38 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS was born 21 August 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Pierre-Paul was 40 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS was born 22 May 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 42 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine DESMARAIS married 05 February 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Christophe LUSSIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS married 31 August 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charles TRUDEAU

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DESMARAIS married 5 November 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François MARTEL

1771 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS married 8 April 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU

1771 Death of Child
Madeleine DESMARAIS died 28 October 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 55 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS married 19 October 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis-Amable LUSSIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS married 11 April 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

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.

1776 Death of Child
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS died 16 October 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Paul was 60 years old.