Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

Born

8 August 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 July 1809 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Amable DEMERS Marie-Anne FAVREAU

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Born: 8 August 1777 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Amable DEMERS

Mother: Marie-Anne FAVREAU

Paternal grandparents: François DEMERS , Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Simon FAVREAU , Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE

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Francois married Marguerite NADEAU 14 January 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite NADEAU was born 22 March 1778 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 15 January 1829 Marguerite was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT.

Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE died 28 July 1809 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada .
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Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE married

Marguerite NADEAU
Marriage date: 14 January 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marguerite NADEAU was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT

Children of Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marguerite NADEAU

Edouard DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

Born: 16 June 1808, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite COUTURE dite LAMONDE 14 June 1831 Place: Napierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1777
8 August 1777
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marguerite NADEAU 14 January 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 21 years old.

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

1808 Birth of Child
Edouard DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 16 June 1808, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Francois was 30 years old.