Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)

(b. 31 January 1735 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1813 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 31 January 1735 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie BOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD (maternal) Antoine-Jacques BOYER and Marie PERRAS

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

Joseph married Apolline HERTAULT 24 October 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Apolline HERTAULT was born 22 May 1727 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Apolline died 1 July 1814 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Apolline was the child of Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Anne SENET dite LALIBERTE.

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 2 February 1813 in La Prairie, 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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Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Apolline HERTAULT-- Date: 24 October 1757 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Apolline HERTAULT was the child of Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Anne SENET dite LALIBERTE

Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Apolline HERTAULT:

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) (b.15 April 1760, La Prairie, Canada d. 3 April 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS 7 February 1785 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Apolline (Pauline) DEMERS (b.2 October 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Basile GUERTIN 24 November 1788 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) (b.16 October 1768, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 April 1814, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Amable GERVAIS 18 November 1793 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1735 Birth
31 January 1735
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Apolline HERTAULT 24 October 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 15 April 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 25 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Apolline (Pauline) DEMERS was born 2 October 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 16 October 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 33 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 7 February 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS

1788 Marriage of Child
Apolline (Pauline) DEMERS married 24 November 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Basile GUERTIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) married 18 November 1793, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Amable GERVAIS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)