François DEMERS

(b. 21 August 1735 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1776 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François DEMERS was born 21 August 1735 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

François DEMERS was the child of Joseph-Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie DUBOIS (maternal) Denis BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Jeanne MIVILLE

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

François married Angélique LOIGNON 19 February 1759 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique LOIGNON was born 13 July 1743 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Angélique died 20 December 1798 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Pierre LOIGNON and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER.

François DEMERS died 4 February 1776 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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.

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François DEMERS married

Angélique LOIGNON-- Date: 19 February 1759 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Angélique LOIGNON was the child of Pierre LOIGNON and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

Children of François DEMERS and Angélique LOIGNON:

Geneviève DEMERS (b.15 August 1767, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 August 1822, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Charles LAMBERT 9 February 1790 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josette CHOQUET 20 July 1801 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1735 Birth
21 August 1735
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
François DEMERS and Angélique LOIGNON 19 February 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Geneviève DEMERS was born 15 August 1767, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

François was 32 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.