Veronique-Ursule DEMERS

Born

25 September 1727 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

15 May 1800 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Veronique-Ursule married Jacques ARTEAU 20 January 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques ARTEAU was born 17 October 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Jacques died 15 February 1791 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Jacques was the child of Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE and Marguerite ROUSSEAU .

Parents & Family of Veronique-Ursule DEMERS

Parents of Veronique-Ursule DEMERS

Father

Jean-François DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother

Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU)

Grandparents of Veronique-Ursule DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

François DEMERS (DUMAIS) Jeanne ROUANNAIS

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) Marie RIVET

m. Arteau Jacques

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Veronique-Ursule DEMERS

Veronique-Ursule DEMERS married

Jacques ARTEAU
Marriage date: 20 January 1749
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jacques ARTEAU was the child of Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE and Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Children of Jacques ARTEAU and Veronique-Ursule DEMERS

Francois ARTEAU

Born: 16 April 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine HUBERT dite LACROIX 29 January 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
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Birth — 1727
25 September 1727
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Veronique-Ursule DEMERS and Jacques ARTEAU 20 January 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francois ARTEAU was born 16 April 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Veronique-Ursule was 35 years old.

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 of Child
Francois ARTEAU married 29 January 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine HUBERT dite LACROIX

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques ARTEAU died 15 February 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

Death — 1800
15 May 1800
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 72.

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