flag female ancestor  Marguerite  DEMERS

  (b. 21 February 1743 Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France   d. 17 February 1831 Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada )  

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Marguerite DEMERS was born 21 February 1743 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marguerite DEMERS was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)   and   Josephte GINGRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON (maternal)  Pierre-Jacques GINGRAS and Anne-Angélique HAMEL

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Marguerite  married  Louis-Etienne DEMERS 16 July 1764 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Etienne DEMERS  was born 21 April 1740 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Louis-Etienne died 14 September 1817 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Louis-Etienne was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Geneviève HUARD.

Marguerite DEMERS died 17 February 1831 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, 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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birth1743 Birth
21 February 1743
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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.
marriage1764 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DEMERS and Louis-Etienne DEMERS 16 July 1764, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.
1765 Birth of Child
Etienne DEMERS was born 2 October 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marguerite was 22 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 20 March 1772, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marguerite was 29 years old.
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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Etienne DEMERS married 23 August 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Josephe SIMONEAU
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Louis DEMERS married 26 January 1801, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marguerite SIMONEAU
1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Etienne DEMERS died 14 September 1817, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
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
death1831 Death
17 February 1831
Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 88.
Added: 9/12/2024 8:07:39 AM - Updated: 8/7/2025 3:21:34 PM

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