Paul DESMARAIS

(b. 28 November 1760 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 5 March 1836 , La Présentation, Lower Canada )

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Paul DESMARAIS was born 28 November 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Paul DESMARAIS was the child of Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE (maternal) Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE

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

Paul married Catherine ALLARD 15 January 1787 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine ALLARD was born 6 March 1768 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine died 29 December 1787 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine was the child of Joseph ALLARD and Marie CARTIER.

Paul married (2) Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) 12 September 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) was born 17 March 1770 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jacques-Philippe LOUPE dit ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) and Marie-Anne PIGEAU-LAJEUNESSE (BIJEAU, BIGOT).

Paul DESMARAIS died 5 March 1836 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Paul appear below.

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.

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