Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS

(b. 19 March 1736 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1797 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS was born 19 March 1736 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS was the child of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Claude PASTOUREL dit LAFRANCHISE (PASTOREL) and Marguerite-Perrine MOUSSEAU

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

Joseph-Alexis married Rose LOISELLE 12 January 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Rose LOISELLE was born 24 February 1737 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Rose died 5 May 1769 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Rose was the child of Jacques LOISEL (LOISELLE) and Anne PARADIS.

Joseph-Alexis married (2) Scholastique MIREAULT (MIRAULT) 7 August 1769 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Scholastique MIREAULT (MIRAULT) was born abt. 1749 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Scholastique was the child of Pierre AMIRAULT and Marie-Eustache HEBERT.

Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS died 10 July 1797 in L'Assomption, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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