Lucie Anne POUTRE dite LAVIGNE
Born: 17 November 1828, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 19 May 1910, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Died: 19 May 1910, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Luce
DEMERS
Born
2 March 1807
,
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died
30 April 1886
,
Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Parents & Family of Luce DEMERS
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Born: 2 March 1807 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Father:
Joseph DEMERS
Mother:
Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE
, Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE
Maternal grandparents:
Louis FRECHETTE
, Marie-Thecle DUBOIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Luce married François POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 10 July 1827 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
François POUTRE dit LAVIGNE was born 9 October 1807 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). François died 23 December 1838 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). François was the child of Pierre POUTRE and Marguerite DUQUET.
Luce DEMERS died 30 April 1886 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA.
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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.
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Spouse & Children of Luce DEMERS
Luce DEMERS married 
François POUTRE dit LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 10 July 1827
Marriage place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
François POUTRE dit LAVIGNE was the child of Pierre POUTRE and Marguerite DUQUET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
François POUTRE dit LAVIGNEMarriage date: 10 July 1827
Marriage place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
François POUTRE dit LAVIGNE was the child of Pierre POUTRE and Marguerite DUQUET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Luce DEMERS
Evangellisse Rosetta POUTRE dite LAVIGNE
Born: September 1831, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 February 1917, Aroma Park, Kankakee Co, Illinois, USA
Died: 24 February 1917, Aroma Park, Kankakee Co, Illinois, USA
Basilice POUTRE dite LAVIGNE
Born: September 1834, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 February 1917, Saint Anne, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Died: 24 February 1917, Saint Anne, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Labecque Thecle Nathalie POUTRE dite LAVIGNE
Born: 2 February 1835, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: 29 July 1892, St Anne, Kankakee Co, Illinois, USA
Died: 29 July 1892, St Anne, Kankakee Co, Illinois, USA
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Birth — 18072 March 1807
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
1827 Marriage / PartnerLuce DEMERS and François POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 10 July 1827, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
She was 20 years old.
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1827 marriage (part 1)
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1827 marriage (part 2)
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1828 Birth of ChildLucie Anne POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was born 17 November 1828, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)
Luce was 21 years old.
1831 Birth of ChildEvangellisse Rosetta POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was born September 1831, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Luce was 24 years old.
1834 Birth of ChildBasilice POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was born September 1834, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Luce was 27 years old.
1835 Birth of ChildLabecque Thecle Nathalie POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was born 2 February 1835, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
Luce was 27 years old.
1835 Birth of ChildLouis POUTRE dit LAVIGNE was born July 1835, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Luce was 28 years old.
1837 Birth of ChildMarie POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was born 25 February 1837, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)
Luce was 30 years old.
1838 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrançois POUTRE dit LAVIGNE died 23 December 1838, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188630 April 1886
Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
She died at the age of 79.
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