Madeleine CHEVALIER

Born

12 October 1724 , Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Died

29 March 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER Françoise ALAVOINE

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Born: 12 October 1724 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER

Mother: Françoise ALAVOINE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CHEVALIER , Francoise-Marthe BARTON

Maternal grandparents: Charles ALAVOINE , Therese MARCHAND

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Madeleine married Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) 21 July 1744 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 12 December 1719 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jacques died 6 December 1760 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Jacques was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU.

Madeleine CHEVALIER died 29 March 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)
Marriage date: 21 July 1744
Marriage place: Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Children of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Madeleine CHEVALIER

Louis DEMERS

Born: February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois Territory
Died: 4 September 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT 5 February 1776 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1724
12 October 1724
Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)

1744 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine CHEVALIER and Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) 21 July 1744, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

She was 19 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois, USA

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 6 December 1760, Detroit, Michigan, USA

1776 Marriage of Child
Louis DEMERS married 5 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT

Death — 1783
29 March 1783
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 58.

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Last updated: 10/8/2024 7:44:35 PM

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