Paul DEMERS

(b. 30 March 1739 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1789 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Paul DEMERS was born 30 March 1739 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Paul DEMERS was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE (maternal) Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER

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

Paul married Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER) 18 January 1762 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER) was born 21 October 1742 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 28 March 1783 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.

Paul DEMERS died 24 January 1789 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Paul DEMERS married

Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER)-- Date: 18 January 1762 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER) was the child of Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Children of Paul DEMERS and Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER):

Marie-Josephte DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 December 1816, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL 23 June 1783 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph-Marie DEMERS (b.17 September 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Osithe COMEAU 30 January 1797 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1739 Birth
30 March 1739
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Paul DEMERS and Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER) 18 January 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DEMERS was born 17 September 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Paul was 28 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.

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER) died 28 March 1783, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE married 23 June 1783, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death
24 January 1789
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 49.