François DESMARAIS

(b. 26 May 1698 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1765 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François DESMARAIS was born 26 May 1698 in Montréal, Canada, New France

François DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAU

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

François married Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL 15 January 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL was born 24 September 1693 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Thérèse-Louise died 17 June 1777 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Thérèse-Louise was the child of Claude PASTOUREL dit LAFRANCHISE (PASTOREL) and Marguerite-Perrine MOUSSEAU.

François DESMARAIS died 19 August 1765 in L'Assomption, 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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François DESMARAIS married

Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL-- Date: 15 January 1723 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL was the child of Claude PASTOUREL dit LAFRANCHISE (PASTOREL) and Marguerite-Perrine MOUSSEAU

Children of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL:

Francois-Marie DESMARAIS (b.8 October 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 28 July 1749 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Therese DESMARAIS (b.16 April 1725, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Urbain DALPE dit PARISEAU 30 January 1748 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS 20 August 1764 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis DESMARAIS (b.16 July 1726, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1801 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU 7 November 1757 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Catherine FOREST 8 November 1762 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS (b.16 July 1726, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.28 May 1728, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1812, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Joachim TELLIER 4 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.23 July 1730, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis HAYET dit MALO 19 February 1753 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louise DESMARAIS (b.11 November 1733, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis PAYET dit ST-AMOUR 30 April 1759 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS (b.19 March 1736, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1797, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Rose LOISELLE 12 January 1761 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Scholastique MIREAULT (MIRAULT) 7 August 1769 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1698 Birth
26 May 1698
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL 15 January 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Francois-Marie DESMARAIS was born 8 October 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

François was 25 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Therese DESMARAIS was born 16 April 1725, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François was 26 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS was born 16 July 1726, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François was 28 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Louis DESMARAIS was born 16 July 1726, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François was 28 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS was born 28 May 1728, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François was 30 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 23 July 1730, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François was 32 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Louise DESMARAIS was born 11 November 1733, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS was born 19 March 1736, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François was 37 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Therese DESMARAIS married 30 January 1748, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Urbain DALPE dit PARISEAU

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS married 4 February 1749 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joachim TELLIER

1749 Marriage of Child
Francois-Marie DESMARAIS married 28 July 1749, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS married 19 February 1753, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louis HAYET dit MALO

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis DESMARAIS married 7 November 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Amable DALPE dite PARISEAU

1759 Marriage of Child
Louise DESMARAIS married 30 April 1759 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louis PAYET dit ST-AMOUR

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Alexis DESMARAIS married 12 January 1761 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Rose LOISELLE

1762 Marriage of Child
Louis DESMARAIS married 8 November 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Catherine FOREST

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Therese DESMARAIS married 20 August 1764 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS