flag male ancestor  Jacques  DEMERS (DUMAIS)

  (b. 12 December 1719 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 6 December 1760 Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) )  

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Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 12 December 1719 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)   and   Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marguerite GUITAUT (maternal)  Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON

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

Jacques  married  Madeleine CHEVALIER 21 July 1744 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CHEVALIER  was born 12 October 1724 in Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac).  Madeleine died 29 March 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE.

Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 6 December 1760 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) married flag female ancestor Madeleine CHEVALIER-- Date: 21 July 1744 Place: Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Madeleine CHEVALIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE




Children of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Madeleine CHEVALIER:

flag male ancestor Louis DEMERS (b.February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois Territory  d. 4 September 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT 5 February 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)



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birth1719 Birth
12 December 1719
La Prairie, Canada, New France
marriage1744 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Madeleine CHEVALIER 21 July 1744, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

He was 24 years old.
1753 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois, USA

Jacques was 33 years old.
death1760 Death
6 December 1760
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

He died at the age of 41.
Added: 3/19/2018 6:40:55 AM - Updated: 10/8/2024 7:44:35 PM

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