flag female ancestor  Marie-Angélique  DESMARAIS

  (b. 14 December 1746 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France   d. 1 December 1808 Mascouche, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Angélique DESMARAIS was born 14 December 1746 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Angélique DESMARAIS was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS   and   Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET and Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise LUSSIER

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Marie-Angélique  married  Jean-Baptiste-Amable MARCIL 14 November 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste-Amable MARCIL  was born 5 June 1735 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Jean-Baptiste-Amable was the child of André MARCIL (MARSIL) and Marie-Catherine CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR.

Marie-Angélique DESMARAIS died 1 December 1808 in Mascouche, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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birth1746 Birth
14 December 1746
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique DESMARAIS and Jean-Baptiste-Amable MARCIL 14 November 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1785 Marriage of Child
Angelique MARCIL married 4 July 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Louis LONGPRE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth MARCIL married 11 February 1794, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie) to Benoit (Benoni) CHEVAUDIER dit LEPINE
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Therese MARCIL married 8 August 1796, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie) to Benjamin BAZINET
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose MARCIL married 11 February 1802, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean-Baptiste LECOMPTE
death1808 Death
1 December 1808
Mascouche, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 62.
Added: 7/16/2010 4:56:50 PM - Updated: 6/27/2025 10:40:48 AM

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