Victor DESMARAIS

Born

abt. 1826 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Died

Victor married Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU 9 January 1849 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 3 October 1826 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Edwige was the child of Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU .

Victor married Marie Césarie POUDRETTE 14 November 1865 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Césarie POUDRETTE was born 10 March 1835 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . Marie Césarie died 23 February 1923 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Marie Césarie was the child of Basile POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne HEBERT .

Parents & Family of Victor DESMARAIS

Parents of Victor DESMARAIS

Father

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS

Mother

Madeleine LACASSE

Grandparents of Victor DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

Benoit DESMARAIS Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LACASSE Marie-Apolline LACROIX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Victor DESMARAIS

Victor DESMARAIS married

Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU
Marriage date: 9 January 1849
Marriage place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU

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Children of Victor DESMARAIS and Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU

Lea DESMARAIS

Born: 6 February 1853, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 April 1911, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Arthur LAROSE 1875

Florentine DESMARAIS

Born: February 1854, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1932, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

François DESMARAIS

Born: March 1856, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 February 1927, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Paul DESMARAIS

Born: April 1857, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 May 1930, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA

Marie-Delima DESMARAIS

Born: 13 March 1862, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: ,

Victor DESMARAIS married

Marie Césarie POUDRETTE
Marriage date: 14 November 1865
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Marie Césarie POUDRETTE was the child of Basile POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne HEBERT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Victor DESMARAIS and Marie Césarie POUDRETTE

Hubert DESMARAIS

Born: August 1866, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1959, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Marcville DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1870, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1950, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Esmeralda DESMARAIS

Born: 23 May 1873, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 4 November 1928, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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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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1849 Marriage / Partner
Victor DESMARAIS and Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU 9 January 1849, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

1851 Canadian Census

St. Jean Baptiste, Rouville County, Quebec. Jean Baptiste Desmarais, age 71; wife, Madeleine Desmarais, age 63; Victor, age 26; Joseph, age 1; Jean Baptiste age 3; Marc, age 20; Edwige (probably wife of Victor), age 23; Edwige, age 2; Florantine, age 11

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1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1853 Birth of Child
Lea DESMARAIS was born 6 February 1853, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1854 Birth of Child
Florentine DESMARAIS was born February 1854, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1856 Birth of Child
François DESMARAIS was born March 1856, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1857 Birth of Child
Paul DESMARAIS was born April 1857, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1862 Birth of Child
Marie-Delima DESMARAIS was born 13 March 1862, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

1865 Marriage / Partner
Victor DESMARAIS and Marie Césarie POUDRETTE 14 November 1865, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1866 Birth of Child
Hubert DESMARAIS was born August 1866, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1873 Birth of Child
Esmeralda DESMARAIS was born 23 May 1873, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

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