flag female ancestor  Marie-Josephe  DEMERS (DUMAIS)

  (b. 15 September 1729 Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 17 September 1787 Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 15 September 1729 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)   and   Françoise VIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD (maternal)  François VIGER and Françoise LAMOUREUX

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Marie-Josephe  married  Joseph BENOIT 8 January 1748 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph BENOIT  was born 14 June 1723 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil).  Joseph died 23 January 1795 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil).  Joseph was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephe GOYAU.

Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 17 September 1787 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) married flag male ancestor Joseph BENOIT-- Date: 8 January 1748 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Joseph BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephe GOYAU




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birth1729 Birth
15 September 1729
Boucherville, Canada, New France
marriage1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Joseph BENOIT 8 January 1748, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 18 years old.
1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BENOIT was born 24 January 1749, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe was 19 years old.
1752 Birth of Child
Francoise BENOIT was born 13 January 1752, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe was 22 years old.
1753 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 11 July 1753, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Angelique BENOIT was born 20 April 1756, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe was 26 years old.
1757 Birth of Child
Francois BENOIT was born 15 December 1757, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe was 28 years old.
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.
marriage1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BENOIT married 11 April 1768, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Amable PATENAUDE
marriage1770 Marriage of Child
Francoise BENOIT married 26 November 1770, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Charles-Louis-Etienne PATENAUDE
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.
marriage1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph BENOIT married 7 April 1777, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Genevieve TRUDEAU
death1787 Death
17 September 1787
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 58.
Added: 9/24/2019 8:09:25 AM - Updated: 9/24/2019 8:09:49 AM

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