Antoine DEMERS

(b. 2 November 1740 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1819 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Antoine DEMERS was born 2 November 1740 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Antoine DEMERS was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Josephte GINGRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON (maternal) Pierre-Jacques GINGRAS and Anne-Angélique HAMEL

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

Antoine married Judith GAGNON 25 October 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Judith GAGNON was born 4 June 1747 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Judith died 29 May 1831 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Judith was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Catherine CLOUTIER.

Antoine DEMERS died 29 July 1819 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower 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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Antoine DEMERS married

Judith GAGNON-- Date: 25 October 1762 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada
Judith GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Catherine CLOUTIER

Children of Antoine DEMERS and Judith GAGNON:

Catherine-Judith DEMERS (b.9 October 1763, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 November 1833, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Charles DEMERS 18 April 1780 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Euphrosine-Olive DEMERS (b.26 May 1765, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 May 1806, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Ignace LAMBERT 14 June 1785 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
2 November 1740
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DEMERS and Judith GAGNON 25 October 1762, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Catherine-Judith DEMERS was born 9 October 1763, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Euphrosine-Olive DEMERS was born 26 May 1765, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 24 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.