Joseph DEMERS

(b. 8 July 1734 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1797 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DEMERS was born 8 July 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne LAUZON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie DUBOIS (maternal) Michel LAUZON and Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN

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

Joseph married Marie Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE 29 January 1758 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE was born 26 July 1740 in Sainte-Anne-du-Bout-de-l'Isle, Montréal, Canada. Marie Anne died 6 October 1798 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie Anne was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE and Barbe ST DENIS.

Joseph DEMERS died 19 July 1797 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Joseph DEMERS married

Marie Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE-- Date: 29 January 1758 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE and Barbe ST DENIS

Children of Joseph DEMERS and Marie Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE:

Eustache DEMERS (b.27 January 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 December 1845, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY 5 October 1795 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1734 Birth
8 July 1734
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS and Marie Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE 29 January 1758, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Eustache DEMERS was born 27 January 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 36 years old.

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)

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Eustache DEMERS married 5 October 1795, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY