Joseph
DEMERS (DUMAIS)
(b.
15 April 1760
,
La Prairie, Canada
d.
3 April 1817
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 15 April 1760 in La Prairie, Canada
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Apolline HERTAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie BOYER (maternal) Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Anne SENET dite LALIBERTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS 7 February 1785 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS was born 6 March 1758 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Marguerite died 28 March 1841 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU.
Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 3 April 1817 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS)
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Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS-- Date: 7 February 1785 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU
Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS:
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS (b.24 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
Louis DEMERS (b.11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
Joseph DEMERS (b.11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 October 1849, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East)
Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS (b.3 November 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 13 September 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS (b.23 March 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 28 April 1825, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS-- Date: 7 February 1785 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU
Children of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS:
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS (b.24 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada ) Louis DEMERS (b.11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , ) Joseph DEMERS (b.11 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 October 1849, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East) Marie-Ann-Amable DEMERS (b.3 November 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 13 September 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada ) Marie-Magdelaine DEMERS (b.23 March 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 28 April 1825, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
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1760 Birth 15 April 1760
La Prairie, Canada
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.
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 / PartnerJoseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Marguerite GERVAIS 7 February 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
He was 24 years old.
1785 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite DEMERS was born 24 December 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Joseph was 25 years old.
1788 Birth of ChildJoseph DEMERS was born 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Joseph was 28 years old.
1788 Birth of ChildLouis DEMERS was born 11 July 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Joseph was 28 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1796 Birth of ChildMarie-Ann-Amable DEMERS was born 3 November 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Joseph was 36 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildMarie-Magdelaine DEMERS was born 23 March 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Joseph was 38 years old.
1807 Death of ChildMarie-Marguerite DEMERS died 30 May 1807, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Joseph was 47 years old.
1817 Death 3 April 1817
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 57.
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