François DESMARAIS

Born

28 February 1819 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Died

20 March 1903 , Waterloo, Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS Madeleine LACASSE

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Born: 28 February 1819 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS

Mother: Madeleine LACASSE

Paternal grandparents: Benoit DESMARAIS , Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LACASSE , Marie-Apolline LACROIX

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

François married Eulalie PROVOST 5 February 1839 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Eulalie PROVOST was born 3 September 1820 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Eulalie died 15 June 1892 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford). Eulalie was the child of Joseph PROVOST and Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS.

François DESMARAIS died 20 March 1903 in Waterloo, Québec, Canada.
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François DESMARAIS married

Eulalie PROVOST
Marriage date: 5 February 1839
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Eulalie PROVOST was the child of Joseph PROVOST and Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS

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Children of François DESMARAIS and Eulalie PROVOST

François DESMARAIS

Born: 1 March 1840, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 24 September 1840, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Eulalie DESMARAIS

Born: 3 March 1841, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 3 June 1842, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

François-Xavier DESMARAIS

Born: 18 September 1842, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: ,

Eulalie DESMARAIS

Born: 17 December 1843, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: ,

Paul-Napoleon DESMARAIS

Born: 24 January 1845, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Died: 22 August 1845, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Paul-Napoleon DESMARAIS

Born: 17 March 1846, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 15 January 1925, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elmire DESMARAIS

Born: 2 September 1847, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: ,

Euphemie DESMARAIS

Born: 1 March 1849, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 11 July 1940,

Alphonse DESMARAIS

Born: 13 August 1851, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 5 June 1940, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Marie-Alphonsine DESMARAIS

Born: 13 August 1853, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 19 December 1925, Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Marc-Damase DESMARAIS

Born: 1 September 1855, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 14 November 1856, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Joseph-Philippe-Philias DESMARAIS

Born: 27 May 1857, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: ,

Marie-Adeline DESMARAIS

Born: 12 March 1859, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: ,

Marie-Adlephine DESMARAIS

Born: 9 April 1860, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 23 August 1860, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Birth — 1819
28 February 1819
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage / Partner
François DESMARAIS and Eulalie PROVOST 5 February 1839, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

He was 19 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
François DESMARAIS was born 1 March 1840, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François was 21 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Birth of Child
Eulalie DESMARAIS was born 3 March 1841, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 22 years old.

1842 Death of Child
Eulalie DESMARAIS died 3 June 1842, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 23 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
François-Xavier DESMARAIS was born 18 September 1842, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 23 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Eulalie DESMARAIS was born 17 December 1843, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François was 24 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Paul-Napoleon DESMARAIS was born 24 January 1845, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François was 25 years old.

1846 Birth of Child
Paul-Napoleon DESMARAIS was born 17 March 1846, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 27 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Marie-Elmire DESMARAIS was born 2 September 1847, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 28 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Euphemie DESMARAIS was born 1 March 1849, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 30 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Alphonse DESMARAIS was born 13 August 1851, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 32 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Birth of Child
Marie-Alphonsine DESMARAIS was born 13 August 1853, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 34 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Birth of Child
Marc-Damase DESMARAIS was born 1 September 1855, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 36 years old.

1856 Death of Child
Marc-Damase DESMARAIS died 14 November 1856, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 37 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Birth of Child
Joseph-Philippe-Philias DESMARAIS was born 27 May 1857, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 38 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Marie-Adeline DESMARAIS was born 12 March 1859, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 40 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Marie-Adlephine DESMARAIS was born 9 April 1860, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

François was 41 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.