flag male ancestor  Joseph-Marie  DESMARAIS

  (b. 8 February 1754 L'Assomption, Canada, New France   d. 28 June 1834 Joliette, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph-Marie DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1754 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie DESMARAIS was the child of Francois-Marie DESMARAIS   and   Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL (maternal)  Pierre-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Anne PROVOST

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Joseph-Marie  married  Marie-Desanges PERRAULT 15 January 1776 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marie-Desanges PERRAULT  was born 28 August 1757 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Marie-Desanges died 27 June 1816 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie).  Marie-Desanges was the child of Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT and Marie-Anne LAPERCHE.

Joseph-Marie DESMARAIS died 28 June 1834 in Joliette, Lower 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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Joseph-Marie DESMARAIS married flag female ancestor Marie-Desanges PERRAULT-- Date: 15 January 1776 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Desanges PERRAULT was the child of Joseph-Sebastien PERRAULT and Marie-Anne LAPERCHE




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birth1754 Birth
8 February 1754
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
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.
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.
marriage1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie DESMARAIS and Marie-Desanges PERRAULT 15 January 1776, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 21 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Desanges PERRAULT died 27 June 1816, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1834 Death
28 June 1834
Joliette, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 7/30/2020 8:01:40 AM - Updated: 7/30/2020 8:02:18 AM

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