Paul
DESMARAIS dit MARETTE
(b.
9 September 1687
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
12 December 1739
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
)
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Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE was born 9 September 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 23 April 1715 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 15 February 1694 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite died 5 May 1766 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME.
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE died 12 December 1739 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Paul appear below.
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.
Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE
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Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE-- Date: 23 April 1715 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was the child of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME
Ste-Trinite
Cannot find marriage record in Drouin Collection -- records are sparse and in rough shape. The years 1712-1717 are missing.
PRDH indicates that Paul Desmarais and Marguerite Fontaine were married in Contrecoeur in 1715.
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE:
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC 18 July 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.28 October 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS (b.17 August 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LANGEVIN 19 November 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. André CHAGNON 18 October 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS (b.12 June 1721, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Basile FOISY 17 February 1744 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Jacques CHARPENTIER 7 January 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.1 April 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1812, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. François BANLIER dit LAPERLE 2 October 1741 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
François-Marie DESMARAIS (b.14 August 1725, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1726, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.14 March 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Augustin DESMARAIS (b.3 August 1728, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE 8 June 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS (b.16 September 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER 12 July 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.29 March 1731, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.9 September 1732, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS (b.17 November 1736, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1737, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Michel DESMARAIS (b.29 May 1738, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR 30 January 1758 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE-- Date: 23 April 1715 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was the child of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME
Ste-Trinite
Cannot find marriage record in Drouin Collection -- records are sparse and in rough shape. The years 1712-1717 are missing.
PRDH indicates that Paul Desmarais and Marguerite Fontaine were married in Contrecoeur in 1715.
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE:
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC 18 July 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.28 October 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS (b.17 August 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Louis LANGEVIN 19 November 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. André CHAGNON 18 October 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS (b.12 June 1721, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Pierre-Basile FOISY 17 February 1744 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Jacques CHARPENTIER 7 January 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.1 April 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1812, Varennes, Lower Canada )m. François BANLIER dit LAPERLE 2 October 1741 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
François-Marie DESMARAIS (b.14 August 1725, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1726, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.14 March 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Augustin DESMARAIS (b.3 August 1728, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)m. Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE 8 June 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS (b.16 September 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )m. Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER 12 July 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.29 March 1731, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.9 September 1732, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS (b.17 November 1736, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1737, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Michel DESMARAIS (b.29 May 1738, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR 30 January 1758 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1687 Birth 9 September 1687
Montréal, Canada, New France
1687 Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Montreal
Paul Desmarets 9 Sept 1687
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Notre-Dame-de-Montreal
Paul Desmarets 9 Sept 1687
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Published 1871
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Jun 9, 2006
Page 189
1715 Marriage / PartnerPaul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 23 April 1715, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
He was 27 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1716 Birth of ChildPierre-Paul DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Paul was 28 years old.
1717 Birth of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS was born 28 October 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Paul was 30 years old.
1719 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse DESMARAIS was born 17 August 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Paul was 31 years old.
1721 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne DESMARAIS was born 12 June 1721, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Paul was 33 years old.
1723 Birth of ChildMadeleine DESMARAIS was born 1 April 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Paul was 35 years old.
1725 Birth of ChildFrançois-Marie DESMARAIS was born 14 August 1725, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 37 years old.
1727 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine DESMARAIS was born 14 March 1727, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 39 years old.
1728 Birth of ChildAugustin DESMARAIS was born 3 August 1728, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 40 years old.
1729 Birth of ChildJoseph-Abraham DESMARAIS was born 16 September 1729, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 42 years old.
1729 Death of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS died 23 October 1729, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 42 years old.
1731 Birth of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS was born 29 March 1731, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 43 years old.
1732 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine DESMARAIS was born 9 September 1732, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 45 years old.
1733 Death of ChildMarie-Catherine DESMARAIS died 28 March 1733, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 45 years old.
1733 Death of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS died 25 April 1733, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 45 years old.
1736 Birth of ChildMarie-Charlotte DESMARAIS was born 17 November 1736, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 49 years old.
1736 Marriage of ChildMarie-Thérèse DESMARAIS married 19 November 1736, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis LANGEVIN
1737 Death of ChildMarie-Charlotte DESMARAIS died 3 October 1737, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 50 years old.
1738 Birth of ChildMichel DESMARAIS was born 29 May 1738, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Paul was 50 years old.
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