Pierre DESMARAIS

(b. 5 September 1771 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 October 1838 , La Présentation, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DESMARAIS was born 5 September 1771 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre DESMARAIS was the child of Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE (maternal) Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE

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

Pierre married Victoire ALLARD 20 February 1792 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Victoire ALLARD was born 1 October 1775 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Victoire died 24 September 1827 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Victoire was the child of Joseph ALLARD and Marie CARTIER.

Pierre DESMARAIS died 20 October 1838 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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Pierre DESMARAIS married

Victoire ALLARD-- Date: 20 February 1792 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
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Victoire ALLARD was the child of Joseph ALLARD and Marie CARTIER

Children of Pierre DESMARAIS and Victoire ALLARD:

Victoire DESMARAIS (b.26 April 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 27 March 1839, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Charles DESMARAIS (b.3 November 1807, La Présentation, Lower Canada d. , )

Pierre DESMARAIS (b.abt. 1817, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 July 1872, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

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1771 Birth
5 September 1771
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DESMARAIS and Victoire ALLARD 20 February 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 20 years old.

1792 marriage

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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

1805 Birth of Child
Victoire DESMARAIS was born 26 April 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Charles DESMARAIS was born 3 November 1807, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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