Etienne DEMERS

Born

17 February 1754 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

8 September 1822 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Etienne married Madeleine MAHEU 14 October 1794 in Beauport, Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine MAHEU was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada. Madeleine died 22 September 1835 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAHEU and Angélique MARCOUX .

Parents & Family of Etienne DEMERS

Parents of Etienne DEMERS

Father

Jean DEMERS

Mother

Marie-Anne DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR

Grandparents of Etienne DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) Jeanne ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DUSSAULT dit LAFLEUR Geneviève HUARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne DEMERS

Etienne DEMERS married

Madeleine MAHEU
Marriage date: 14 October 1794
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Lower Canada
Madeleine MAHEU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAHEU and Angélique MARCOUX

Children of Etienne DEMERS and Madeleine MAHEU

Angélique DEMERS

Born: 19 July 1806, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 1 March 1887, St-Romuald d'Etchemin, Canada

Married: Julien LAMBERT 10 January 1826 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, 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 — 1754
17 February 1754
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DEMERS and Madeleine MAHEU 14 October 1794 , Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 40 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Angélique DEMERS was born 19 July 1806, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Etienne was 52 years old.

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