Jacques DEMERS

(b. abt. 1781 , d. 25 February 1861 , La Prairie, Canada East )

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Jacques DEMERS was born abt. 1781

Jacques DEMERS was the child of Louis DEMERS and Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Madeleine CHEVALIER (maternal) François PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Anne-Catherine BROSSEAU

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

Jacques married Catherine BROSSEAU 25 October 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BROSSEAU was born abt. 1781 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 9 July 1808 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Jacques BROSSEAU and Josephte LEFEBVRE.

Jacques DEMERS died 25 February 1861 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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Occupation

Jacques DEMERS was a Laboureur.

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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Family and Children of Jacques DEMERS

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Jacques DEMERS married

Catherine BROSSEAU-- Date: 25 October 1802 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Catherine BROSSEAU was the child of Jacques BROSSEAU and Josephte LEFEBVRE

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Children of Jacques DEMERS and Catherine BROSSEAU:

Louis DEMERS (b.6 August 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Emelie ROBERT 5 May 1828 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DEMERS and Catherine BROSSEAU 25 October 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1803 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 6 August 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine BROSSEAU died 9 July 1808, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Louis DEMERS married 5 May 1828, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Emelie ROBERT

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 Death
25 February 1861
La Prairie, Canada East

Added: 10/8/2024 7:46:27 PM - Updated: 10/8/2024 7:50:11 PM