Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

(b. 8 August 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1809 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 8 August 1777 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was the child of Joseph-Amable DEMERS and Marie-Anne FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DEMERS and Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE (maternal) Simon FAVREAU and Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE

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

Francois married Marguerite NADEAU 14 January 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite NADEAU was born 22 March 1778 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marguerite died 15 January 1829 Marguerite was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT.

Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE died 28 July 1809 in Marieville, Rouville, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE married

Marguerite NADEAU-- Date: 14 January 1799 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marguerite NADEAU was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT

Children of Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marguerite NADEAU:

Edouard DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE (b.16 June 1808, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite COUTURE dite LAMONDE 14 June 1831 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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1777 Birth
8 August 1777
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Francois DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marguerite NADEAU 14 January 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 21 years old.

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

1808 Birth of Child
Edouard DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 16 June 1808, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Francois was 30 years old.