François-Marie DEMERS

Born

10 February 1732 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

11 October 1814 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

François-Marie married Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE 1 July 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE was born 6 January 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Amable-Josephte died 4 April 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Amable-Josephte was the child of Louis-Philippe HERVE and Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE .

François-Marie married Angélique DUQUET dite DESROCHERS 28 September 1789 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Angélique DUQUET dite DESROCHERS was born 24 December 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique died 19 February 1842 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East. Angélique was the child of Andre DUQUET and Marie-Angélique BABEU .

Parents & Family of François-Marie DEMERS

Parents of François-Marie DEMERS

Father

Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother

Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Grandparents of François-Marie DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marguerite GUITAUT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) Barbe BOURBON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Marie DEMERS

François-Marie DEMERS married

Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE
Marriage date: 1 July 1754
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE was the child of Louis-Philippe HERVE and Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Children of François-Marie DEMERS and Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE

Marie-Anne DEMERS

Born: 21 August 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1838, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT 16 February 1784 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL 29 July 1793 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Francois DEMERS

Born: 22 April 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte DALPE dite ST-CERNY 11 October 1784 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie MARCHAND 6 February 1837 Place: Napierville, Lower Canada

François-Marie DEMERS married

Angélique DUQUET dite DESROCHERS
Marriage date: 28 September 1789
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique DUQUET dite DESROCHERS was the child of Andre DUQUET and Marie-Angélique BABEU

Children of François-Marie DEMERS and Angélique DUQUET dite DESROCHERS

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1732
10 February 1732
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
François-Marie DEMERS and Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE 1 July 1754 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 21 August 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Francois DEMERS was born 22 April 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 27 years old.

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.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE died 4 April 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS married 16 February 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT

1784 Marriage of Child
Francois DEMERS married 11 October 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte DALPE dite ST-CERNY

1789 Marriage / Partner
François-Marie DEMERS and Angélique DUQUET dite DESROCHERS 28 September 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 57 years old.

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS married 29 July 1793, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Toussaint NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL

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

Death — 1814
11 October 1814
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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