Marc
DESMARAIS
(b.
27 April 1832
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
d.
28 June 1881
,
Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada
)
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Marc DESMARAIS was born 27 April 1832 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Marc DESMARAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (maternal) Joseph LACASSE and Marie-Apolline LACROIXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marc married Marguerite CLOUTIER 15 July 1861 in Roxton Falls, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite CLOUTIER was born 15 September 1843 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Marguerite died 9 March 1894 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Marie-Victoire DECELLES.
Marc DESMARAIS died 28 June 1881 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marc appear below.
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 Marc DESMARAIS
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Marguerite CLOUTIER-- Date: 15 July 1861 Place: Roxton Falls, Canada East
Marguerite CLOUTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Marie-Victoire DECELLES
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Marc DESMARAIS and Marguerite CLOUTIER:
Paul Marc DESMARAIS (b.May 1863, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 July 1894, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
Antoine Alfred DESMARAIS (b.8 January 1865, Roxton Falls, Canada East d. 20 September 1923, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
Edouard DESMARAIS (b.9 July 1866, Roxton Falls, Canada East d. , )
Marie-Zenaide DESMARAIS (b.21 June 1868, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 3 October 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada )
Francois-Xavier DESMARAIS (b.18 February 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada )
Zenaide DESMARAIS (b.18 February 1871, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 22 August 1871, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada )
Clara Clorinda Flora DESMARAIS (b.18 November 1875, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 16 May 1944, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA)
Joseph-Arthur DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1877, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. , )
Louis-Alfred DESMARAIS (b.25 May 1879, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. , )
Marguerite CLOUTIER-- Date: 15 July 1861 Place: Roxton Falls, Canada East Marguerite CLOUTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Marie-Victoire DECELLES
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Marc DESMARAIS and Marguerite CLOUTIER:
Paul Marc DESMARAIS (b.May 1863, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 July 1894, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA ) Antoine Alfred DESMARAIS (b.8 January 1865, Roxton Falls, Canada East d. 20 September 1923, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA ) Edouard DESMARAIS (b.9 July 1866, Roxton Falls, Canada East d. , ) Marie-Zenaide DESMARAIS (b.21 June 1868, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 3 October 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada ) Francois-Xavier DESMARAIS (b.18 February 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada ) Zenaide DESMARAIS (b.18 February 1871, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 22 August 1871, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada ) Clara Clorinda Flora DESMARAIS (b.18 November 1875, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. 16 May 1944, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA) Joseph-Arthur DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1877, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. , ) Louis-Alfred DESMARAIS (b.25 May 1879, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada d. , )
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1832 Birth 27 April 1832
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Marriage / PartnerMarc DESMARAIS and Marguerite CLOUTIER 15 July 1861, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
He was 29 years old.
1863 Birth of ChildPaul Marc DESMARAIS was born May 1863, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Marc was 31 years old.
1865 Birth of ChildAntoine Alfred DESMARAIS was born 8 January 1865, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 32 years old.
1866 Birth of ChildEdouard DESMARAIS was born 9 July 1866, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 34 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Birth of ChildMarie-Zenaide DESMARAIS was born 21 June 1868, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 36 years old.
1870 Birth of ChildFrancois-Xavier DESMARAIS was born 18 February 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 37 years old.
1870 Death of ChildMarie-Zenaide DESMARAIS died 3 October 1870, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 38 years old.
1871 Birth of ChildZenaide DESMARAIS was born 18 February 1871, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 38 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1875 Birth of ChildClara Clorinda Flora DESMARAIS was born 18 November 1875, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 43 years old.
1877 Birth of ChildJoseph-Arthur DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1877, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 44 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1879 Birth of ChildLouis-Alfred DESMARAIS was born 25 May 1879, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
Marc was 47 years old.
1881 Death 28 June 1881
Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 49.
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