flag female ancestor  Madeleine  CHEVALIER

  (b. 12 October 1724 Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)   d. 29 March 1783 La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Madeleine CHEVALIER was born 12 October 1724 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Madeleine CHEVALIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER   and   Françoise ALAVOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph CHEVALIER and Francoise-Marthe BARTON (maternal)  Charles ALAVOINE and Therese MARCHAND

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Madeleine  married  Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) 21 July 1744 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)  was born 12 December 1719 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Jacques died 6 December 1760 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.  Jacques was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU.

Madeleine CHEVALIER died 29 March 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Madeleine CHEVALIER

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Madeleine CHEVALIER married flag male ancestor Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)-- Date: 21 July 1744 Place: Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU




Children of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Madeleine CHEVALIER:

flag male ancestor Louis DEMERS (b.February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois Territory  d. 4 September 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT 5 February 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)



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birth1724 Birth
12 October 1724
Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
marriage1744 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine CHEVALIER and Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) 21 July 1744, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

She was 19 years old.
1753 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born February 1753, Fort-St-Joseph-des-Illinois, USA

Madeleine was 28 years old.
1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 6 December 1760, Detroit, Michigan, USA
marriage1776 Marriage of Child
Louis DEMERS married 5 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine PINSONNEAULT
death1783 Death
29 March 1783
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 58.
Added: 3/8/2015 6:32:12 PM - Updated: 10/8/2024 7:44:35 PM
Did You Know?The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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