Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Born

11 March 1764 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 May 1829 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Michel-Gregoire married Archange CHICOINE 17 April 1798 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Archange CHICOINE was born 19 December 1771 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Archange died 13 December 1821 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Archange was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Angélique PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE .

Parents & Family of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Parents of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Father

Michel DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Grandparents of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS married

Archange CHICOINE
Marriage date: 17 April 1798
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Archange CHICOINE was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Angélique PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Children of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Archange CHICOINE

Louise DESMARAIS

Born: 23 February 1799, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 7 June 1881, Varennes, Québec, Canada

Julie DESMARAIS

Born: 11 April 1801, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Alexis DESMARAIS

Born: 17 December 1807, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 4 August 1872, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Marguerite DESMARAIS

Born: 26 June 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 12 March 1878, Saint-Marc-de-Cournoyer, Quebec, Canada

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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 — 1764
11 March 1764
Verchères, 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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Archange CHICOINE 17 April 1798, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 34 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Louise DESMARAIS was born 23 February 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel-Gregoire was 34 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Julie DESMARAIS was born 11 April 1801, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel-Gregoire was 37 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Alexis DESMARAIS was born 17 December 1807, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel-Gregoire was 43 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 26 June 1810, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel-Gregoire was 46 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