Louis DEMERS

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February 1753 , Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois Territory

Died

4 September 1831 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)Madeleine CHEVALIER

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Born: February 1753 in Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois Territory

Father: Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Madeleine CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER , Françoise ALAVOINE

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Louis married Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT 5 February 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT was born 21 August 1755 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 27 May 1835 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine was the child of François PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Anne-Catherine BROSSEAU.

Louis DEMERS died 4 September 1831 in La Prairie, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis DEMERS married

Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT
Marriage date: 5 February 1776
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT was the child of François PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Anne-Catherine BROSSEAU

Children of Louis DEMERS and Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT

Jacques DEMERS

Born: abt. 1781,
Died: 25 February 1861, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Catherine BROSSEAU 25 October 1802 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1753
February 1753
Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois Territory

1776 Marriage / Partner
Louis DEMERS and Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT 5 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Jacques DEMERS married 25 October 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Catherine BROSSEAU

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

Death — 1831
4 September 1831
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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According to native-languages.org, the name Illinois is derived from the native American word 'Illiniwek,' which is the tribal name of the Illini tribe. Literally, the name means 'best people.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1818 - Illinois Territory
December 3, 1818 - Illinois becomes 21st U.S. state

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