Marguerite DEMERS

Born

21 February 1743 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1831 , Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)Josephte GINGRAS

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Born: 21 February 1743 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Josephte GINGRAS

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Anne ROCHON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Jacques GINGRAS , Anne-Angélique HAMEL

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Marguerite married Louis-Etienne DEMERS 16 July 1764 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Etienne DEMERS was born 21 April 1740 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louis-Etienne died 14 September 1817 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Louis-Etienne was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Geneviève HUARD.

Marguerite DEMERS died 17 February 1831 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower 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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Louis-Etienne DEMERS
Marriage date: 16 July 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Etienne DEMERS was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Geneviève HUARD

Children of Louis-Etienne DEMERS and Marguerite DEMERS

Etienne DEMERS

Born: 2 October 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 September 1840, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe SIMONEAU 23 August 1791 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis DEMERS

Born: 20 March 1772, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1847, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East

Married: Marguerite SIMONEAU 26 January 1801 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1743
21 February 1743
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Marguerite DEMERS and Louis-Etienne DEMERS 16 July 1764, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Etienne DEMERS was born 2 October 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 20 March 1772, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Etienne DEMERS married 23 August 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Josephe SIMONEAU

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Louis DEMERS married 26 January 1801, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marguerite SIMONEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)