Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS

(b. 17 August 1719 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1785 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS was born 17 August 1719 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME

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

Marie-Thérèse married Louis LANGEVIN 19 November 1736 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis LANGEVIN was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 12 July 1747 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis was the child of Michel LANGEVIN and Marguerite GUERTIN.

Marie-Thérèse married (2) André CHAGNON 18 October 1751 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
André CHAGNON was born 28 November 1724 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). André died 24 January 1803 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). André was the child of François CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Françoise FOISY.

Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS died 24 November 1785 in Verchères, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS

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Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS married

Louis LANGEVIN-- Date: 19 November 1736 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
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Louis LANGEVIN was the child of Michel LANGEVIN and Marguerite GUERTIN

Children of Louis LANGEVIN and Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS:

Louis LANGEVIN (b.30 November 1737, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1804, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique LEDUC 6 October 1760 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois LANGEVIN (b.30 October 1740, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Barbe TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 10 November 1766 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre LANGEVIN (b.17 February 1744, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1805, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE) 17 November 1766 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Therese LANGEVIN (b.22 June 1746, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1775 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel TRUDEAU 19 August 1765 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise LANGEVIN (b.26 August 1747, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste HEBERT 4 February 1771 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Antoine HUET dit DULUDE 10 October 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS married

André CHAGNON-- Date: 18 October 1751 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
André CHAGNON was the child of François CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Françoise FOISY

Children of André CHAGNON and Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS:

Marguerite CHAGNON dite LAROSE (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 March 1825, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin QUINTAL 5 November 1770 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Andre CHAGNON dit LAROSE (b.12 September 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1809, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique CHICOINE 27 January 1777 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Francoise CHAGNON (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois QUINTAL 27 January 1777 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1719 Birth
17 August 1719
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS and Louis LANGEVIN 19 November 1736, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 17 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Louis LANGEVIN was born 30 November 1737, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 18 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Francois LANGEVIN was born 30 October 1740, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Pierre LANGEVIN was born 17 February 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese LANGEVIN was born 22 June 1746, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 26 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LANGEVIN died 12 July 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LANGEVIN was born 26 August 1747, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 28 years old.

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS and André CHAGNON 18 October 1751 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 32 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Andre CHAGNON dit LAROSE was born 12 September 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 38 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Louis LANGEVIN married 6 October 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Angélique LEDUC

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese LANGEVIN married 19 August 1765 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Michel TRUDEAU

1766 Marriage of Child
Francois LANGEVIN married 10 November 1766 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Barbe TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

1766 Marriage of Child
Pierre LANGEVIN married 17 November 1766 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE)

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHAGNON dite LAROSE married 5 November 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Augustin QUINTAL

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LANGEVIN married 4 February 1771 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste HEBERT

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LANGEVIN married 10 October 1774 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine HUET dit DULUDE

1775 Death of Child
Marie-Therese LANGEVIN died 1 October 1775 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 56 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Andre CHAGNON dit LAROSE married 27 January 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Angélique CHICOINE

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise CHAGNON married 27 January 1777 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Francois QUINTAL

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death
24 November 1785
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 66.

Added: 8/12/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 1/15/2019 9:10:20 AM