Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

Born

6 March 1758 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1841 , La Prairie, Canada East

Parents & Family of Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

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Born: 6 March 1758 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

Father

Gabriel GERVAIS

Mother

Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

Grandparents of Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Anne LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Andre BABEU Marie-Madeleine MESNY

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

Marie-Marguerite married Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) 7 February 1785 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 15 April 1760 in La Prairie, Canada . Joseph died 3 April 1817 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Apolline HERTAULT.

Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS died 28 March 1841 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS married

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)
Marriage date: 7 February 1785
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Apolline HERTAULT

Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

Marie-Marguerite DEMERS

Born: 24 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Louis DEMERS

Born: 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph DEMERS

Born: 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1849, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS

Born: 3 November 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 September 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS

Born: 23 March 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1825, La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1758
6 March 1758
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS and Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) 7 February 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 26 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS was born 24 December 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 27 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS was born 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 30 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS was born 3 November 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 38 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS was born 23 March 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 41 years old.

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

1807 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS died 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 49 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 3 April 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1817 Death of Child
Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS died 13 September 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 59 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

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)

1825 Death of Child
Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS died 28 April 1825, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 67 years old.

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)

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

Death — 1841
28 March 1841
La Prairie, Canada East
She died at the age of 83.

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