Madeleine-Louise DEMERS

(b. 11 February 1727 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1764 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine-Louise DEMERS was born 11 February 1727 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Madeleine-Louise DEMERS was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marguerite GUITAUT (maternal) Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON

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

Madeleine-Louise married Louis GERVAIS 15 January 1748 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis GERVAIS was born 1 September 1725 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Louis died 17 September 1790 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Louis was the child of Mathieu GERVAIS and Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX).

Madeleine-Louise DEMERS died 19 April 1764 in Longueuil, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Madeleine-Louise DEMERS married

Louis GERVAIS-- Date: 15 January 1748 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Louis GERVAIS was the child of Mathieu GERVAIS and Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Children of Louis GERVAIS and Madeleine-Louise DEMERS:

Élisabeth GERVAIS (b.31 May 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. André FOUCRAULT 27 January 1772 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marguerite GERVAIS (b.17 June 1753, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph ROBERT 27 February 1775 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1727 Birth
11 February 1727
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine-Louise DEMERS and Louis GERVAIS 15 January 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 20 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Élisabeth GERVAIS was born 31 May 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Madeleine-Louise was 24 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marguerite GERVAIS was born 17 June 1753, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Madeleine-Louise was 26 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.