Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

(b. abt. 1624 , Dieppe, France d. 5 January 1697 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born abt. 1624 in Dieppe, France

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of ? and ?

Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1646.

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

Étienne married Françoise MORIN 28 January 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Françoise MORIN was born abt. 1626 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Françoise died 24 February 1663 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 5 January 1697 in Québec, Canada, New France .

don of Jean Dumais and Miotte Lacombe

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Occupation

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was a Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

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.

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Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Françoise MORIN-- Date: 28 January 1648 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Françoise MORIN:

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) (b.3 December 1656, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1702, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne-Françoise MENARD 25 November 1686 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) (b.abt. 1659, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 November 1728, La Prairie, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite GUITAUT 25 October 1682 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE 20 September 1699 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Marie-Angelique BRUNEL 23 July 1708 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Françoise PETIT dite LAPRE 27 November 1712 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) (b.abt. 1661, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 March 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine PERRAS 21 April 1688 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François DEMERS (DUMAIS) (b.10 February 1663, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1717, La Prairie, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne ROUANNAIS 1700 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1648 Marriage / Partner
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Françoise MORIN 28 January 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 3 December 1656, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1663 Birth of Child
François DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 10 February 1663, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1663 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise MORIN died 24 February 1663, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1682 Marriage of Child
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 25 October 1682, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite GUITAUT

1686 Marriage of Child
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 25 November 1686, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

1688 Marriage of Child
Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 21 April 1688, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine PERRAS

1697 Death
5 January 1697
Québec, Canada, New France

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