flag male ancestor  François  DESMARAIS

  (b. 16 February 1794 Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. 8 November 1863 La Présentation, Canada East )  

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François DESMARAIS was born 16 February 1794 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

François DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS   and   Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER (maternal)  Jacques-Philippe LOUPE dit ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) and Marie-Anne PIGEAU-LAJEUNESSE (BIJEAU, BIGOT)

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

François  married  Sophie CHARTIER 5 February 1827 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .  Sophie CHARTIER  was born July 1807 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) .  Sophie died 3 April 1837 in Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada.  Sophie was the child of Joseph CHARTIER and Rosalie FONTAINE.

François  married  (2) Marie RICHARD 3 October 1837 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marie RICHARD  was born 9 June 1818 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Marie died 27 November 1893 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marie was the child of Pierre-Antoine RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT.

François DESMARAIS died 8 November 1863 in La Présentation, Canada East .
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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.

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