François Xavier REMY

(b. 8 January 1838 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 6 October 1880 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA )

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François Xavier REMY was born 8 January 1838 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

François Xavier REMY was the child of François REMY dit BELLEFLEUR and Marie-Celeste HAYET and the grandchild of: (paternal) René REMI dit BELLEFLEUR and Marguerite VARRY (maternal) Michel HAYET dit MALO and Marie FOUGERE dite CHAMPAGNE (FUGERE)

François Xavier was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1889.

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

François Xavier married Florentine DESMARAIS April 12, 1858 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Florentine DESMARAIS was born 14 November 1834 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Florentine died 26 July 1912 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Florentine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE.

François Xavier REMY died 6 October 1880 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
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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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