Catherine DEMERS

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16 May 1687 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

15 October 1765 , Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel DEMERS Elisabeth-Isabelle-Marie JETTE

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Born: 16 May 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Michel DEMERS

Mother: Elisabeth-Isabelle-Marie JETTE

Paternal grandparents: Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS , Marie CHEFDEVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Urbain JETTE , Catherine CHARLES

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Catherine married Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR 10 April 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR was born 25 November 1683 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Pierre died 20 December 1743 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Pierre was the child of Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Louise TESSIER.

Catherine DEMERS died 15 October 1765 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Catherine DEMERS married

Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR
Marriage date: 10 April 1708
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR was the child of Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Louise TESSIER

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Children:

Catherine Payet St-Amour 1709-1750

Pierre Payet St-Amour 1710-

François Payet St-Amour 1715-

Jacques Payet St-Amour 1716-

Agathe Payet St-Amour 1720-1761

Marie-Anne Payet St-Amour 1726-1782

Marie-Véronique Payet St-Amour

Children of Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Catherine DEMERS

Catherine PAYET dite ST-AMOUR

Born: 29 January 1709, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1750, Laval, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre DELGUEL (DEZIEL) dit LABRÈCHE 10 November 1726 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Pierre PAYET dit ST-AMOUR

Born: 29 September 1710, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1776, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine FILIATRAULT 10 November 1732 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jacques PAYET dit ST-AMOUR

Born: 13 August 1716, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1793, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne CORON 2 July 1742 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

Born: 21 May 1718, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1786, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Françoise GARIPEY 2 February 1772 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Veronique PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

Born: 17 May 1723, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Leonard CHARPENTIER 20 March 1743 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Anne PAYETTE dite ST-AMOUR

Born: 4 October 1726, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 1 May 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie PHANEUF 15 March 1746 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

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Birth — 1687
16 May 1687
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1708 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DEMERS and Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR 10 April 1708, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Catherine PAYET dite ST-AMOUR was born 29 January 1709, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 21 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Pierre PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 29 September 1710, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Jacques PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 13 August 1716, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
François PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 21 May 1718, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Catherine was 31 years old.

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

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 17 May 1723, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Catherine was 36 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PAYETTE dite ST-AMOUR was born 4 October 1726, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Catherine was 39 years old.

1726 Marriage of Child
Catherine PAYET dite ST-AMOUR married 10 November 1726, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Pierre DELGUEL (DEZIEL) dit LABRÈCHE

1732 Marriage of Child
Pierre PAYET dit ST-AMOUR married 10 November 1732, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Madeleine FILIATRAULT

1742 Marriage of Child
Jacques PAYET dit ST-AMOUR married 2 July 1742, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Marie-Anne CORON

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR married 20 March 1743, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Joseph-Leonard CHARPENTIER

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR died 20 December 1743, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PAYETTE dite ST-AMOUR married 15 March 1746, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Joseph-Marie PHANEUF

1750 Death of Child
Catherine PAYET dite ST-AMOUR died 25 February 1750, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Catherine was 62 years old.

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.

Death — 1765
15 October 1765
Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 78.

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