Francois-Xavier
DEMERS
(b.
21 September 1823
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
d.
3 August 1890
,
St-Ferdinand- d'Halifax, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois-Xavier DEMERS was born 21 September 1823 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Francois-Xavier DEMERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois-Xavier married Rose-Delima SIMONEAU 13 August 1844 in Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose-Delima SIMONEAU was born 15 November 1823 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Rose-Delima died 5 February 1915 in St-Ferdinand- d'Halifax, Mégantic, Québec, Canada.
Francois-Xavier DEMERS died 3 August 1890 in St-Ferdinand- d'Halifax, Mégantic, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Francois-Xavier DEMERS
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Rose-Delima SIMONEAU-- Date: 13 August 1844 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois-Xavier DEMERS and Rose-Delima SIMONEAU:
Amanda Marie DEMERS (b.14 September 1861, Megantic, Quebec, Canada d. 20 August 1900, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada )
m. Elzear MARTEL 8 January 1882 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Rose-Delima SIMONEAU-- Date: 13 August 1844 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois-Xavier DEMERS and Rose-Delima SIMONEAU:
Amanda Marie DEMERS (b.14 September 1861, Megantic, Quebec, Canada d. 20 August 1900, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada )m. Elzear MARTEL 8 January 1882 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
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1823 Birth 21 September 1823
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Marriage / PartnerFrancois-Xavier DEMERS and Rose-Delima SIMONEAU 13 August 1844, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1861 Birth of ChildAmanda Marie DEMERS was born 14 September 1861, Megantic, Quebec, Canada
Francois-Xavier was 38 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1882 Marriage of ChildAmanda Marie DEMERS married 8 January 1882, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA to Elzear MARTEL
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1890 Death 3 August 1890
St-Ferdinand- d'Halifax, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 66.
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