Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born

15 April 1760 , La Prairie, Canada

Died

3 April 1817 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Born: 15 April 1760 in La Prairie, Canada

Parents of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Father

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother

Apolline HERTAULT

Grandparents of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Paternal grandparents

Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marie BOYER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE Marie-Anne SENET dite LALIBERTE

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

Joseph married Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS 7 February 1785 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS was born 6 March 1758 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite died 28 March 1841 in La Prairie, Canada East . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU.

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 3 April 1817 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS
Marriage date: 7 February 1785
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

Marie-Marguerite DEMERS

Born: 24 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Louis DEMERS

Born: 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph DEMERS

Born: 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1849, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS

Born: 3 November 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 September 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS

Born: 23 March 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1825, La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1760
15 April 1760
La Prairie, Canada

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.

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS 7 February 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS was born 24 December 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS was born 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 28 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS was born 3 November 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS was born 23 March 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 38 years old.

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

1807 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS died 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 47 years old.

Death — 1817
3 April 1817
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 57.

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