Zoe
DEMERS
(b.
23 March 1828
,
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada
d.
10 September 1897
,
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
)
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Zoe DEMERS was born 23 March 1828 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada
Zoe DEMERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Zoe married Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 21 January 1846 in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 16 August 1821 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
Zoe DEMERS died 10 September 1897 in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, 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 Zoe DEMERS
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Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES-- Date: 21 January 1846 Place: L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Zoe DEMERS:
Marie May MAINVILLE (b.17 July 1852, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada d. 23 July 1919, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada)
m. Damase Thomas PLEAU 24 April 1871 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES-- Date: 21 January 1846 Place: L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Zoe DEMERS:
Marie May MAINVILLE (b.17 July 1852, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada d. 23 July 1919, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada)m. Damase Thomas PLEAU 24 April 1871 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
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1828 Birth 23 March 1828
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Marriage / PartnerZoe DEMERS and Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 21 January 1846, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
She was 17 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1852 Birth of ChildMarie May MAINVILLE was born 17 July 1852, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada
Zoe was 24 years old.
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.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.
1871 Marriage of ChildMarie May MAINVILLE married 24 April 1871, Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island) to Damase Thomas PLEAU
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 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. 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
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1897 Death 10 September 1897
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
She died at the age of 69.
Added: 10/20/2025 3:28:50 PM
- Updated: 10/20/2025 3:29:04 PM
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