Nicolas DEMERS

Born

25 February 1755 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Died

10 August 1814 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Charles DEMERS Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER

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Born: 25 February 1755 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Father: Charles DEMERS

Mother: Marie-Charlotte GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Jeanne HOUDE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER , Catherine LEMAY

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Nicolas married Marie-Louise DURAND 12 January 1778 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise DURAND was born 20 June 1757 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre-Joseph DURAND and Geneviève BOUCHER.

Nicolas married (2) Rosalie BONIN 9 August 1790 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie BONIN was born 18 September 1764 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Rosalie died 10 December 1817 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . Rosalie was the child of Ignace BONIN and Marie-Louise CASAUBON.

Nicolas DEMERS died 10 August 1814 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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Nicolas DEMERS married

Marie-Louise DURAND
Marriage date: 12 January 1778
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise DURAND was the child of Pierre-Joseph DURAND and Geneviève BOUCHER

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Nicolas DEMERS married

Rosalie BONIN
Marriage date: 9 August 1790
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Rosalie BONIN was the child of Ignace BONIN and Marie-Louise CASAUBON

Children of Nicolas DEMERS and Rosalie BONIN

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Born: 1 January 1792, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Reine LETOURNEAU 16 August 1813 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

François DEMERS

Born: 2 August 1803, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 April 1879, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Married: Eleonore BARIL 17 July 1827 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1755
25 February 1755
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DEMERS and Marie-Louise DURAND 12 January 1778, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 22 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DEMERS and Rosalie BONIN 9 August 1790 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 35 years old.