Josephte DESMARAIS

Born

2 November 1767 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 August 1842 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Born: 2 November 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Josephte DESMARAIS

Father

Augustin DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Grandparents of Josephte DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BANLIER dit LAPERLE Marie NEVEU (LENEVEU)

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

Josephte married Paul MORISSEAU 22 November 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Paul MORISSEAU was born 27 October 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada. Paul died 25 August 1820 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Paul was the child of Louis MORISSEAU and Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY).

Josephte DESMARAIS died 17 August 1842 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte DESMARAIS

Josephte DESMARAIS married

Paul MORISSEAU
Marriage date: 22 November 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Paul MORISSEAU was the child of Louis MORISSEAU and Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY)

Children of Paul MORISSEAU and Josephte DESMARAIS

Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU

Born: 13 April 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 5 November 1810 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Geneviève MORISSEAU

Born: 19 December 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 17 May 1877, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN 10 February 1823 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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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 — 1767
2 November 1767
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DESMARAIS and Paul MORISSEAU 22 November 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU was born 13 April 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 26 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Geneviève MORISSEAU was born 19 December 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 30 years old.

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU married 5 November 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Louis VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England