Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE

Born

19 April 1774 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 March 1846 , Iberville, Canada East

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Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

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Born: 19 April 1774 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

Mother: Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DEMERS , Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE , Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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Jean married Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR 11 November 1799 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR was born 2 December 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre TRIHER (TRIERE) dit LAVIGEUR and Jeanne CUSSON.

Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE died 2 March 1846 in Iberville, Canada East .
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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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE married

Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR
Marriage date: 11 November 1799
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR was the child of Pierre TRIHER (TRIERE) dit LAVIGEUR and Jeanne CUSSON

Children of Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE and Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Born: 20 September 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 14 December 1871, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BOUCHER 30 September 1823 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe DEMERS

Born: 24 July 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Leon (Gedeon) BREAULT (BRO) 18 November 1850 Place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

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Birth — 1774
19 April 1774
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE and Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR 11 November 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 25 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS was born 20 September 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean was 26 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DEMERS was born 24 July 1809, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean was 35 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England