Joseph DEMERS

(b. 16 June 1704 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DEMERS was born 16 June 1704 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS and Marie CHEFDEVILLE (maternal) Urbain JETTE and Catherine CHARLES

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER 6 February 1731 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER was born 19 March 1710 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephe-Therese died 8 March 1753 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe-Therese was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER.

Joseph DEMERS died 27 November 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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
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Joseph DEMERS married

Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER-- Date: 6 February 1731 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER

Marriage is listed in the index for Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

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Children of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER:

Joseph DEMERS (b.25 August 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephte DEMERS (b.11 July 1732, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Claude LAMARGUERITE 8 January 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Francois-Amable DEMERS (b.3 June 1733, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1737, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Joseph DEMERS (b.26 September 1736, Chambly, Canada, New France d. March 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Antoine-Michel DEMERS (b.11 March 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Paul DEMERS (b.30 March 1739, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1789, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER) 18 January 1762 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE (b.4 March 1741, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1801, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 21 January 1771 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER 16 February 1778 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jeremie DEMERS (b.15 July 1742, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1742, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Nicolas-Noel DEMERS (b.12 December 1743, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1803, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine MEUNIER 3 August 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Gertrude DEMERS (b.14 March 1745, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Mathias MASSELEAU dit LAJOIE 20 October 1760 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise DEMERS (b.12 September 1747, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 09 August 1833, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Leon PARÉ 27 January 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Genevieve DEMERS (b.18 May 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Elisabeth DEMERS (b.1 January 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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1704 Birth
16 June 1704
Montréal, Canada, New France

1704 Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

29 July 1704

Joseph Demers
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER 6 February 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS was born 25 August 1731, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS was born 11 July 1732, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Francois-Amable DEMERS was born 3 June 1733, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS was born 26 September 1736, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1737 Death of Child
Francois-Amable DEMERS died 2 March 1737, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1738 Death of Child
Joseph DEMERS died March 1738, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Antoine-Michel DEMERS was born 11 March 1738, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Paul DEMERS was born 30 March 1739, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 4 March 1741, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jeremie DEMERS was born 15 July 1742, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Nicolas-Noel DEMERS was born 12 December 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude DEMERS was born 14 March 1745, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DEMERS was born 12 September 1747, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve DEMERS was born 18 May 1749, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DEMERS was born 1 January 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 46 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER died 8 March 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS married 8 January 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Claude LAMARGUERITE

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Gertrude DEMERS married 20 October 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Mathias MASSELEAU dit LAJOIE

1762 Marriage of Child
Paul DEMERS married 18 January 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise BEGNIER (BESNIER)

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.

1766 Death
27 November 1766
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 62.

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