Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Born

28 May 1728 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

15 December 1812 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine married Joachim TELLIER 4 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Joachim TELLIER was born 21 September 1724 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Joachim died 28 November 1790 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Joachim was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Parents of Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Father

François DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL

Grandparents of Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Claude PASTOUREL dit LAFRANCHISE (PASTOREL) Marguerite-Perrine MOUSSEAU

m. Tellier Joachim

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS married

Joachim TELLIER
Marriage date: 4 February 1749
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Joachim TELLIER was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

Children of Joachim TELLIER and Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Joachim TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 28 September 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1821, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Louis TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 30 August 1760, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: ,

Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 30 August 1760, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 2 May 1826, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Born: 8 November 1761, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 4 March 1794, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Joseph TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 21 June 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 March 1797, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 15 October 1767, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 June 1853, L'Assomption, Canada East

Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Born: 28 January 1769, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1728
28 May 1728
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS and Joachim TELLIER 4 February 1749 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joachim TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 28 September 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 30 August 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Louis TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 30 August 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 8 November 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 33 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 21 June 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 37 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 15 October 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 39 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 28 January 1769, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 40 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joachim TELLIER died 28 November 1790, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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

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

1794 Death of Child
Marie-Louise TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE died 4 March 1794, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 65 years old.

1797 Death of Child
Joseph TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE died 2 March 1797, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 68 years old.

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

Death — 1812
15 December 1812
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 84.

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