Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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27 September 1691 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

12 May 1757 , Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

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Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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Born: 27 September 1691 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother: Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Françoise MORIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

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Marguerite married Jean PREVOST 2 December 1714 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Jean PREVOST was born 10 September 1691 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean died 2 February 1715 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean was the child of Jean PROVOST (PREVOST) and Françoise LEBLANC.

Marguerite married (2) Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN 3 March 1722 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN was born 17 October 1694 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Gabriel died 16 September 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Gabriel was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Anne PAVIOT dite PATENÔTRE.

Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 12 May 1757 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France.
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Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Jean PREVOST
Marriage date: 2 December 1714
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Jean PREVOST was the child of Jean PROVOST (PREVOST) and Françoise LEBLANC

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Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN
Marriage date: 3 March 1722
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Anne PAVIOT dite PATENÔTRE

Children of Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Marguerite GIBEAU

Born: 22 August 1722, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1796, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: François AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 6 May 1743 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Gabriel GIBEAU

Born: 22 October 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Felicite DUPUIS 27 October 1749 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU

Born: 2 November 1727, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1818, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX 12 January 1756 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Alexis GIBEAU

Born: 30 January 1730, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1809, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ 24 June 1754 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Felicite GIBEAU

Born: 24 February 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Albert DUPUIS 27 January 1755 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1691
27 September 1691
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jean PREVOST 2 December 1714, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 23 years old.

1715 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean PREVOST died 2 February 1715, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN 3 March 1722, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 30 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIBEAU was born 22 August 1722, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Gabriel GIBEAU was born 22 October 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU was born 2 November 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Alexis GIBEAU was born 30 January 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Felicite GIBEAU was born 24 February 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 42 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GIBEAU married 6 May 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)

1749 Marriage of Child
Gabriel GIBEAU married 27 October 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Felicite DUPUIS

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Alexis GIBEAU married 24 June 1754, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ

1755 Marriage of Child
Felicite GIBEAU married 27 January 1755, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Louis-Albert DUPUIS

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU married 12 January 1756, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX

Death — 1757
12 May 1757
Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 65.

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