HELP! flag male ancestor  François  DESMARAIS

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

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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, Lower Canada .
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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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Family and Children of François DESMARAIS

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François DESMARAIS married flag female ancestor Sophie CHARTIER-- Date: 5 February 1827 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada
Sophie CHARTIER was the child of Joseph CHARTIER and Rosalie FONTAINE




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Children of François DESMARAIS and Sophie CHARTIER:



François DESMARAIS married flag female ancestor Marie RICHARD-- Date: 3 October 1837 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie RICHARD was the child of Pierre-Antoine RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT


La Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge, La Présentation, Quebec, Francois Desmaret, husband of deceased Sophie Chartier of St. Hugues. Marie's previous husband is the deceased Michel Chartier.

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


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Children of François DESMARAIS and Marie RICHARD:

flag male ancestor François DESMARAIS (b.15 November 1838, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 18 April 1922, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie Philomene DESMARAIS (b.30 June 1840, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 11 February 1923, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA)

flag female ancestor Rosalie "Rose" DESMARAIS (b.30 December 1841, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 19 November 1893, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada)

flag baby boy ancestor René DESMARAIS (b.19 May 1843, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 22 May 1843, La Présentation, Lower Canada )

flag baby girl ancestor Priscille DESMARAIS (b.28 May 1844, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 4 June 1844, La Présentation, Lower Canada )

flag baby boy ancestor René DESMARAIS (b.11 April 1845, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 30 April 1845, La Présentation, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Adeline DESMARAIS (b.11 March 1846, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag photo of Remi DESMARAIS  Remi DESMARAIS (b.27 May 1848, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 1 July 1917, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA)

flag boy ancestor Leon DESMARAIS (b.23 September 1849, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 29 April 1856, La Présentation, Lower Canada )

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Mathilda DESMARAIS (b.8 June 1851, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 6 November 1852, La Présentation, Lower Canada )

flag photo of Elie DESMARAIS  Elie DESMARAIS (b.26 June 1853, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 14 October 1927, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Joseph-Israel DESMARAIS (b.6 May 1855, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 6 July 1935, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Lea DESMARAIS (b.28 April 1857, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. 26 April 1932, Granby, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Virginie DESMARAIS (b.16 July 1858, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Marie-Albina DESMARAIS (b.27 May 1860, La Présentation, Lower Canada   d. , )



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birth1794 Birth
16 February 1794
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
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
marriage1827 Marriage / Partner
François DESMARAIS and Sophie CHARTIER 5 February 1827, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

He was 32 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1837 Marriage / Partner
François DESMARAIS and Marie RICHARD 3 October 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

He was 43 years old.
1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sophie CHARTIER died 3 April 1837, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Birth of Child
François DESMARAIS was born 15 November 1838, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 44 years old.
1840 Birth of Child
Marie Philomene DESMARAIS was born 30 June 1840, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 46 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Birth of Child
Rosalie "Rose" DESMARAIS was born 30 December 1841, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 47 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
René DESMARAIS was born 19 May 1843, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 49 years old.
1844 Birth of Child
Priscille DESMARAIS was born 28 May 1844, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 50 years old.
1845 Birth of Child
René DESMARAIS was born 11 April 1845, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 51 years old.
1846 Birth of Child
Adeline DESMARAIS was born 11 March 1846, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 52 years old.
1848 Birth of Child
Remi DESMARAIS was born 27 May 1848, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 54 years old.
1849 Birth of Child
Leon DESMARAIS was born 23 September 1849, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 55 years old.
1851 Birth of Child
Marie-Mathilda DESMARAIS was born 8 June 1851, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 57 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Child
Marie-Mathilda DESMARAIS died 6 November 1852, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 58 years old.
1853 Birth of Child
Elie DESMARAIS was born 26 June 1853, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 59 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Birth of Child
Joseph-Israel DESMARAIS was born 6 May 1855, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 61 years old.
1856 Death of Child
Leon DESMARAIS died 29 April 1856, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 62 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Birth of Child
Marie-Lea DESMARAIS was born 28 April 1857, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 63 years old.
1858 Birth of Child
Virginie DESMARAIS was born 16 July 1858, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 64 years old.
1860 Birth of Child
Marie-Albina DESMARAIS was born 27 May 1860, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

François was 66 years old.
death1863 Death
8 November 1863
La Présentation, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 69.
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