Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Born

30 November 1730 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1794 , Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

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Born: 30 November 1730 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Father

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Mother

Marie-Anne LAUZON

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marie DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

Michel LAUZON Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN

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

Jean-Baptiste married Ursule BAUNE (BEAULNE) 7 November 1757 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule BAUNE (BEAULNE) was born 23 January 1739 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Ursule was the child of Jacques BAUNE (BEAULNE) and Madeleine VILLERAY.

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS died 22 March 1794 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS married

Ursule BAUNE (BEAULNE)
Marriage date: 7 November 1757
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Ursule BAUNE (BEAULNE) was the child of Jacques BAUNE (BEAULNE) and Madeleine VILLERAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Ursule BAUNE (BEAULNE)

Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Born: 17 March 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1817, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe ETHIER 4 February 1793 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise DEMERS

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 June 1849, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Alexandre BLAIS 26 May 1800 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1730
30 November 1730
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Ursule BAUNE (BEAULNE) 7 November 1757, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 26 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 17 March 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste 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.