HELP! flag female ancestor  Marie-Marguerite  GERVAIS

  (b. 6 March 1758 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 28 March 1841 La Prairie, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS was born 6 March 1758 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS   and   Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE (maternal)  Andre BABEU and 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, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Joseph died 3 April 1817 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Joseph was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Apolline HERTAULT.

Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS died 28 March 1841 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Marguerite appear below.

Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

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Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS married flag male ancestor Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)-- Date: 7 February 1785 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:

flag female ancestor Marie-Marguerite DEMERS (b.24 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag male ancestor Louis DEMERS (b.11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Joseph DEMERS (b.11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 10 October 1849, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Lower Canada)

flag female ancestor Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS (b.3 November 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 13 September 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS (b.23 March 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 28 April 1825, Saint-Jean-François-Régis, Lower Canada)



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birth1758 Birth
6 March 1758
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1785 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
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.
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 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.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1825 Death of Child
Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS died 28 April 1825, Saint-Jean-François-Régis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 67 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1841 Death
28 March 1841
La Prairie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 83.
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