Eustache DEMERS

Born

27 January 1771 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 December 1845 , Montréal, Canada East

Eustache married Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY 5 October 1795 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY was born 23 January 1776 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Elisabeth died 17 June 1849 in Montréal, Canada East . Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Leonard FRESNAY and Cecile DUBE .

Parents & Family of Eustache DEMERS

Parents of Eustache DEMERS

Father

Joseph DEMERS

Mother

Marie Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE

Grandparents of Eustache DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marie-Anne LAUZON

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE Barbe ST DENIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Eustache DEMERS

Eustache DEMERS married

Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY
Marriage date: 5 October 1795
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY was the child of Leonard FRESNAY and Cecile DUBE

Marriage notes:

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Children of Eustache DEMERS and Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY

Adelaide DEMERS

Born: October 1813, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Died: 25 October 1900, Hull, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis MAHEU 14 July 1840 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1771
27 January 1771
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Eustache DEMERS and Marie-Elisabeth FRESNAY 5 October 1795, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1813 Birth of Child
Adelaide DEMERS was born October 1813, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Eustache was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England