Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS

Born

19 March 1736 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

10 July 1797 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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François DESMARAIS Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL

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Born: 19 March 1736 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Father: François DESMARAIS

Mother: Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL

Paternal grandparents: Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) , Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Claude PASTOUREL dit LAFRANCHISE (PASTOREL) , Marguerite-Perrine MOUSSEAU

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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, Canada, New France . Rose died 5 May 1769 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . 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. 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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Rose LOISELLE
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada
Rose LOISELLE was the child of Jacques LOISEL (LOISELLE) and Anne PARADIS

Children of Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS and Rose LOISELLE

Marie-Therese DESMARAIS

Born: 29 October 1761, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 19 June 1817, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques MENARD 1 July 1783 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS

Born: 21 December 1762, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: ,

Louis DESMARAIS

Born: 30 March 1763, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 January 1778, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis DESMARAIS

Born: 7 April 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne DESMARAIS

Born: 27 August 1767, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 May 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois-Regis DESMARAIS

Born: 28 April 1769, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1769, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS married

Scholastique MIREAULT (MIRAULT)
Marriage date: 7 August 1769
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Scholastique MIREAULT (MIRAULT) was the child of Pierre AMIRAULT and Marie-Eustache HEBERT

Children of Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS and Scholastique MIREAULT (MIRAULT)

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1794, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie PERRAULT 10 January 1815 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

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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 — 1736
19 March 1736
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS and Rose LOISELLE 12 January 1761 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese DESMARAIS was born 29 October 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Alexis was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS was born 21 December 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Alexis was 26 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louis DESMARAIS was born 30 March 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Alexis was 27 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Alexis DESMARAIS was born 7 April 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Alexis was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS was born 27 August 1767, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Alexis was 31 years old.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS and Scholastique MIREAULT (MIRAULT) 7 August 1769, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Francois-Regis DESMARAIS was born 28 April 1769, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Alexis was 33 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rose LOISELLE died 5 May 1769, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS died 22 May 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Alexis was 34 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.