Marie-Anne FAVREAU

(b. 25 October 1750 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1809 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
FAVREAU Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Marie-Anne FAVREAU was born 25 October 1750 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne FAVREAU was the child of Simon FAVREAU and Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas FAVREAU and Marguerite LACOSTE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BANLIER dit LAPERLE and Marie NEVEU (LENEVEU)

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

Marie-Anne married Joseph-Amable DEMERS 18 November 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Amable DEMERS was born 4 January 1750 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph-Amable died 5 June 1800 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph-Amable was the child of François DEMERS and Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE.

Marie-Anne FAVREAU died 12 July 1809 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.

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.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Marie-Anne FAVREAU

[Hide/Show]

Marie-Anne FAVREAU married

Joseph-Amable DEMERS-- Date: 18 November 1771 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Amable DEMERS was the child of François DEMERS and Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Joseph-Amable DEMERS and Marie-Anne FAVREAU:

Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE (b.8 August 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1809, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite NADEAU 14 January 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Marie-Anne FAVREAU
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Marie-Anne FAVREAU: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1750 Birth
25 October 1750
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne FAVREAU and Joseph-Amable DEMERS 18 November 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 21 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 8 August 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE married 14 January 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marguerite NADEAU

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)