Marie-Archange DESMARAIS

Born

23 September 1751 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1810 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Marie-Archange married Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 2 October 1775 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 February 1753 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Amable-Louis died 1 April 1826 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Amable-Louis was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN .

Parents & Family of Marie-Archange DESMARAIS

Parents of Marie-Archange DESMARAIS

Father

Louis-Michel DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET

Grandparents of Marie-Archange DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents

Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET Marie-Louise LUSSIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Archange DESMARAIS

Marie-Archange DESMARAIS married

Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 2 October 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

Children of Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Archange DESMARAIS

Louis FONTAINE

Born: 4 May 1779, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine GUYON dite LEMOINE 16 July 1810 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Amable FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique RENAUD 21 November 1803 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Catherine FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile CHARRON 29 September 1806 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

François PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Archange's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1751
23 September 1751
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Archange DESMARAIS and Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 2 October 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis FONTAINE was born 4 May 1779, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Archange was 27 years old.

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)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Amable FONTAINE married 21 November 1803, Verchères, Lower Canada to Angelique RENAUD

1806 Marriage of Child
Catherine FONTAINE married 29 September 1806, Verchères, Lower Canada to Basile CHARRON