David
DEMERS
Born
9 October 1829
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died
23 August 1906
,
Tacoma, Washington, USA
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Born: 9 October 1829 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
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David married Esther LABELLE 1 July 1851 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther LABELLE was born 27 October 1833 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Esther died 2 April 1862 in Tingwick, Québec, Canada (Saint Patrick's Hill).
David DEMERS died 23 August 1906 in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
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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.
Spouse & Children of David DEMERS
David DEMERS married 
Esther LABELLE
Marriage date: 1 July 1851
Marriage place: Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Esther LABELLEMarriage date: 1 July 1851
Marriage place: Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of David DEMERS and Esther LABELLE
John David DEMERSBorn: 22 April 1859, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
Died: 8 October 1951, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died: 8 October 1951, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Married: Justine Mary ROI 6 July 1880 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Birth — 18299 October 1829
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Marriage / PartnerDavid DEMERS and Esther LABELLE 1 July 1851, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1859 Birth of ChildJohn David DEMERS was born 22 April 1859, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
David was 29 years old.
1862 Death of Spouse/PartnerEsther LABELLE died 2 April 1862, Tingwick, Québec, Canada (Saint Patrick's Hill)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1880 Marriage of ChildJohn David DEMERS married 6 July 1880, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Justine Mary ROI
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Death — 190623 August 1906
Tacoma, Washington, USA
He died at the age of 76.
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