René
DEMERS (DUMAIS)
Born
13 August 1667
,
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died
21 December 1729
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of René DEMERS (DUMAIS)
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Born: 13 August 1667 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS)
Mother:
Jeanne VOIDY (VEDIE)
Paternal grandparents:
Jean DUMAIS
, Barbe MAUGER (MAUGIS)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
René married Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS abt. 1690 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS was born 26 July 1673 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 8 February 1712 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of François DUBOIS and Anne GUILLAUME.
René married (2) Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE 5 February 1714 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE was born 15 September 1691 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 31 March 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Barbe L'HOMME.
René DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 21 December 1729 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of René appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of René DEMERS (DUMAIS)
René DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 
Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS
Marriage date: abt. 1690
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS was the child of François DUBOIS and Anne GUILLAUME
Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOISMarriage date: abt. 1690
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS was the child of François DUBOIS and Anne GUILLAUME
Marriage notes:
"Anne, the eldest Dubois child, was born at Sainte-Anne in 1673... Anne married Rene Dumais (Demers) about 1690 and became the mother of 8 children."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 35
Children of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS (DUMAIS)Born: abt. 1692, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 August 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Anne HOUDE 13 January 1715 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Genevieve DEMERSBorn: abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 May 1718, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1718, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Jean-François GRENON 5 February 1714 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne DEMERSBorn: 16 May 1703, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 December 1764, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 December 1764, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph HOUDE 19 August 1726 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre MORISSET 2 July 1742 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
François DEMERSBorn: 15 April 1705, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Madeleine GAGNON 23 October 1730 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Joseph-Eustache DEMERSBorn: abt. 1707, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 April 1731, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 30 April 1731, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Françoise BOUCHER 21 February 1729 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Michel DEMERSBorn: 9 November 1709, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Marguerite GAGNON 9 February 1733 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
René DEMERS (DUMAIS) married Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE
Marriage date: 5 February 1714
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Barbe L'HOMME
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIEMarriage date: 5 February 1714
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Barbe L'HOMME
Children of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE
Angélique DEMERSBorn: 9 April 1719, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1758, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1758, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Married: Antoine GRENIER 19 August 1742 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine DEMERSBorn: 9 April 1719, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1781, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 February 1781, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph HOUDE 19 August 1748 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
François DEMERSBorn: 24 March 1721, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Geneviève GAGNON 21 June 1750 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marguerite DEMERSBorn: 26 April 1723, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1792, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 14 February 1792, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Married: Joseph LOIGNON 20 July 1750 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS)Born: 29 September 1725, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 14 October 1794, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 14 October 1794, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Married: Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT 27 April 1745 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Married: Ambroise-Augustin LECOUR 12 February 1766 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Louis DEMERSBorn: 4 February 1728, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1804, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1804, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Anne MARTEL 2 October 1752 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 166713 August 1667
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
1681 Levis County, Quebec
Jean Dumets, habitant, 50 years old, married
Jeanne Voidy, 43 years old, married
Francois Dumets, 25 years
Jean Dumets, 20 years
Pierre Dumets, 18 years
Anne Dumets, 16 years
Rene Dumets, 14 years,
Madeleine Dumets, 12 years
Andre Dumets, 10 years
Eustache Dumets, 9 years
Catherine Duments, 6 years
Nicolas Dumets, 4 years
Jean Dumets, 1 month
They owned one gun, 8 head of cattle and 30 arpents of cleared land.
1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jean Dumets, habitant, 50 years old, married
Jeanne Voidy, 43 years old, married
Francois Dumets, 25 years
Jean Dumets, 20 years
Pierre Dumets, 18 years
Anne Dumets, 16 years
Rene Dumets, 14 years,
Madeleine Dumets, 12 years
Andre Dumets, 10 years
Eustache Dumets, 9 years
Catherine Duments, 6 years
Nicolas Dumets, 4 years
Jean Dumets, 1 month
They owned one gun, 8 head of cattle and 30 arpents of cleared land.
1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1703 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne DEMERS was born 16 May 1703, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
René was 35 years old.
1705 Birth of ChildFrançois DEMERS was born 15 April 1705, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 37 years old.
1709 Birth of ChildMichel DEMERS was born 9 November 1709, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 42 years old.
1712 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS died 8 February 1712, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1714 Marriage / PartnerRené DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE 5 February 1714 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
He was 46 years old.
1714 Marriage of ChildGenevieve DEMERS married 5 February 1714 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Jean-François GRENON
1715 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 13 January 1715, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Anne HOUDE
1715 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 1 August 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 47 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1718 Death of ChildGenevieve DEMERS died 2 May 1718, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 50 years old.
1719 Birth of ChildAngélique DEMERS was born 9 April 1719, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 51 years old.
1719 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine DEMERS was born 9 April 1719, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 51 years old.
1721 Birth of ChildFrançois DEMERS was born 24 March 1721, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 53 years old.
1723 Birth of ChildMarguerite DEMERS was born 26 April 1723, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 55 years old.
1725 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 29 September 1725, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 58 years old.
1726 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne DEMERS married 19 August 1726 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Joseph HOUDE
1728 Birth of ChildLouis DEMERS was born 4 February 1728, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
René was 60 years old.
Death — 172921 December 1729
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 62.
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