Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS

Born

16 September 1767 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 June 1842 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Francois-Corneille married Charlotte HANDFIELD 4 November 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Charlotte HANDFIELD was born 19 November 1778 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte died 14 December 1855 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Charlotte was the child of Thomas HANDFIELD and Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL .

Parents & Family of Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS

Parents of Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS

Father

Michel DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Grandparents of Francois-Corneille 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 Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS

Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS married

Charlotte HANDFIELD
Marriage date: 4 November 1799
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Charlotte HANDFIELD was the child of Thomas HANDFIELD and Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL

Children of Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS and Charlotte HANDFIELD

Charlotte DESMARAIS

Born: 27 December 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 12 January 1814, Verchères, Lower Canada

Francois DESMARAIS

Born: 9 September 1805, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: 20 March 1903, Calixa-Lavallée, Québec, Canada

Antoine DESMARAIS

Born: 8 August 1807, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Lucie DESMARAIS

Born: 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 21 January 1810, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Michel DESMARAIS

Born: 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 15 September 1811, Verchères, Lower Canada

Alexis DESMARAIS

Born: 25 November 1811, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 6 March 1876, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada

Luce DESMARAIS

Born: 22 November 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1849, Verchères, Canada East

Marcel DESMARAIS

Born: 24 April 1816, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 11 February 1874, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Julie DESMARAIS

Born: 16 May 1820, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1868, 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 — 1767
16 September 1767
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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS and Charlotte HANDFIELD 4 November 1799 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 32 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Charlotte DESMARAIS was born 27 December 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Francois-Corneille was 33 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Francois DESMARAIS was born 9 September 1805, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Francois-Corneille was 38 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Antoine DESMARAIS was born 8 August 1807, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Francois-Corneille was 39 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Lucie DESMARAIS was born 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Francois-Corneille was 42 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Michel DESMARAIS was born 28 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Francois-Corneille was 42 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Lucie DESMARAIS died 21 January 1810, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Francois-Corneille was 42 years old.

1811 Death of Child
Michel DESMARAIS died 15 September 1811, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois-Corneille was 44 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Alexis DESMARAIS was born 25 November 1811, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois-Corneille was 44 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Luce DESMARAIS was born 22 November 1813, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois-Corneille was 46 years old.

1814 Death of Child
Charlotte DESMARAIS died 12 January 1814, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois-Corneille was 46 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Marcel DESMARAIS was born 24 April 1816, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois-Corneille was 48 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

1820 Birth of Child
Julie DESMARAIS was born 16 May 1820, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois-Corneille was 52 years old.

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

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

Death — 1842
16 June 1842
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
He died at the age of 74.