Pierre DESMARAIS

Born

5 September 1771 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 October 1838 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

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, Province of Québec, Canada . Victoire died 24 September 1827 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . Victoire was the child of Joseph ALLARD and Marie CARTIER .

Parents & Family of Pierre DESMARAIS

Parents of Pierre DESMARAIS

Father

Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS

Mother

Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER

Grandparents of Pierre DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents

Christophe LUSSIER Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DESMARAIS

Pierre DESMARAIS married

Victoire ALLARD
Marriage date: 20 February 1792
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Victoire ALLARD was the child of Joseph ALLARD and Marie CARTIER

Children of Pierre DESMARAIS and Victoire ALLARD

Victoire DESMARAIS

Born: 26 April 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 27 March 1839, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Charles DESMARAIS

Born: 3 November 1807, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Pierre DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1817, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 July 1872, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1771
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

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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