Joseph DESMARAIS

Born

31 March 1752 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1826 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER

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Born: 31 March 1752 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS

Mother: Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER

Paternal grandparents: Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE , Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents: Christophe LUSSIER , Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte BRODEUR 12 August 1776 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte BRODEUR was born 2 July 1760 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 5 January 1810 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph BRODEUR and Marie-Geneviève ARCHAMBAULT.

Joseph DESMARAIS died 14 March 1826 in La Présentation, 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.

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Marie-Josephte BRODEUR
Marriage date: 12 August 1776
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte BRODEUR was the child of Joseph BRODEUR and Marie-Geneviève ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Joseph DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BRODEUR

Josephte DESMARAIS

Born: 20 July 1778, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise DESMARAIS

Born: 16 February 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 February 1841, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

François DESMARAIS

Born: 30 October 1783, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 September 1834, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC 27 February 1810 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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Birth — 1752
31 March 1752
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BRODEUR 12 August 1776 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Josephte DESMARAIS was born 20 July 1778, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 26 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DESMARAIS was born 16 February 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 29 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
François DESMARAIS was born 30 October 1783, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte BRODEUR died 5 January 1810, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

1810 Marriage of Child
François DESMARAIS married 27 February 1810, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite BEAULAC

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

Death — 1826
14 March 1826
La Présentation, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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