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 LEMOINESpouse(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 .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Paul DESMARAIS
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Catherine ALLARD-- Date: 15 January 1787 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine ALLARD was the child of Joseph ALLARD and Marie CARTIER
Children of Paul DESMARAIS and Catherine ALLARD:
Isabelle DESMARAIS (b.22 December 1787, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1832, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Francois GINGRAS 1 September 1812 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
Paul DESMARAIS married Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS)-- Date: 12 September 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) was the child of Jacques-Philippe LOUPE dit ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) and Marie-Anne PIGEAU-LAJEUNESSE (BIJEAU, BIGOT)
Children of Paul DESMARAIS and Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS):
François DESMARAIS (b.16 February 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 8 November 1863, La Présentation, Canada East )
m. Sophie CHARTIER 5 February 1827 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
m. Marie RICHARD 3 October 1837 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
Catherine ALLARD-- Date: 15 January 1787 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada Catherine ALLARD was the child of Joseph ALLARD and Marie CARTIER
Children of Paul DESMARAIS and Catherine ALLARD:
Isabelle DESMARAIS (b.22 December 1787, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1832, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )m. Francois GINGRAS 1 September 1812 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
Paul DESMARAIS married
Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS)-- Date: 12 September 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower CanadaLe Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) was the child of Jacques-Philippe LOUPE dit ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) and Marie-Anne PIGEAU-LAJEUNESSE (BIJEAU, BIGOT)
Children of Paul DESMARAIS and Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS):
François DESMARAIS (b.16 February 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 8 November 1863, La Présentation, Canada East )m. Sophie CHARTIER 5 February 1827 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
m. Marie RICHARD 3 October 1837 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
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1760 Birth 28 November 1760
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
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)
1787 Marriage / PartnerPaul DESMARAIS and Catherine ALLARD 15 January 1787 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 26 years old.
1787 Birth of ChildIsabelle DESMARAIS was born 22 December 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Paul was 27 years old.
1787 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine ALLARD died 29 December 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Marriage / PartnerPaul DESMARAIS and Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) 12 September 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 30 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildFrançois DESMARAIS was born 16 February 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Paul was 33 years old.
1812 Marriage of ChildIsabelle DESMARAIS married 1 September 1812, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Francois GINGRAS
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 England1827 Marriage of ChildFrançois DESMARAIS married 5 February 1827, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Sophie CHARTIER
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Death of ChildIsabelle DESMARAIS died 19 August 1832, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
Paul was 71 years old.
1836 Death 5 March 1836
La Présentation, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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