Francoise DESMARAIS

(b. 19 April 1776 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Francoise DESMARAIS was born 19 April 1776 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise DESMARAIS was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE (maternal) Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

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

Francoise married Joseph HANDFIELD 10 November 1806 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph HANDFIELD was born 15 April 1783 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph died 3 October 1820 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Thomas HANDFIELD and Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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