Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE

(b. 6 January 1740 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1802 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE was born 6 January 1740 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE was the child of Henri DEMERS and Marie-Thérèse-Geneviève POIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE (maternal) Philippe POIRIER and Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe LAREAU 17 January 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Josephe LAREAU was born 17 June 1745 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe died 22 April 1824 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND.

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE died 27 March 1802 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE

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Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE married

Marie-Josephe LAREAU-- Date: 17 January 1763 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Josephe LAREAU was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND

Married, 17 January 1763, St-Joseph-de-Chambly: Joseph Demers Chefdeville (son of Henri Demers and Therese Poirier) to Marie Josephe Larreau (dau. of Joseph Larreau and Marie Anne Normand). Witnesses: Joseph Demers, Joseph Demers, Pierre Demers, Charles Poirier, Jacques Poirier, Louis Poirier, Noel Larreau uncle of the bride; Jean Edouin uncle of the bride; Jean Marie Gilbert.

Children of Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE and Marie-Josephe LAREAU:

Henry DEMERS (b.29 July 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Michel DEMERS (b.10 July 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie DEMERS (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Augustin DEMERS (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre DEMERS (b.27 June 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Angelique DEMERS (b.9 May 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 January 1859, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Barthelemi DARCHE 12 September 1796 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Ursule DEMERS (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Scholastique DEMERS (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1740 Birth
6 January 1740
Chambly, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE and Marie-Josephe LAREAU 17 January 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Henry DEMERS was born 29 July 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Michel DEMERS was born 10 July 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Pierre DEMERS was born 27 June 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Angelique DEMERS was born 9 May 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph 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.