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Victor DESMARAIS was born abt. 1826 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Victor 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):
Victor married Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU 9 January 1849 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 3 October 1826 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Edwige was the child of Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU.
Victor married (2) Marie Césarie POUDRETTE 14 November 1865 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Césarie POUDRETTE was born 10 March 1835 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marie Césarie died 23 February 1923 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Marie Césarie was the child of Basile POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne HEBERT.
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Family and Children of Victor DESMARAIS
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Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU-- Date: 9 January 1849 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Victor DESMARAIS and Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU:
Lea DESMARAIS (b.6 February 1853, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 April 1911, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Arthur LAROSE 1875
Florentine DESMARAIS (b.February 1854, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1932, Norwich, Connecticut, USA )
François DESMARAIS (b.March 1856, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 February 1927, Norwich, Connecticut, USA )
Paul DESMARAIS (b.April 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 May 1930, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA )
Marie-Delima DESMARAIS (b.13 March 1862, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. , )
Victor DESMARAIS married Marie Césarie POUDRETTE-- Date: 14 November 1865 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Marie Césarie POUDRETTE was the child of Basile POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne HEBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Victor DESMARAIS and Marie Césarie POUDRETTE:
Hubert DESMARAIS (b.August 1866, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1959, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
Marcville DESMARAIS (b.abt. 1870, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1950, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
Esmeralda DESMARAIS (b.23 May 1873, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA d. 4 November 1928, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU-- Date: 9 January 1849 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of Michel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Louise DANSEREAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Victor DESMARAIS and Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU:
Lea DESMARAIS (b.6 February 1853, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 April 1911, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)m. Arthur LAROSE 1875
Florentine DESMARAIS (b.February 1854, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1932, Norwich, Connecticut, USA ) François DESMARAIS (b.March 1856, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 February 1927, Norwich, Connecticut, USA ) Paul DESMARAIS (b.April 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 May 1930, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA ) Marie-Delima DESMARAIS (b.13 March 1862, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. , )Victor DESMARAIS married
Marie Césarie POUDRETTE-- Date: 14 November 1865 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada EastMarie Césarie POUDRETTE was the child of Basile POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne HEBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Victor DESMARAIS and Marie Césarie POUDRETTE:
Hubert DESMARAIS (b.August 1866, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1959, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA) Marcville DESMARAIS (b.abt. 1870, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1950, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA) Esmeralda DESMARAIS (b.23 May 1873, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA d. 4 November 1928, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
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1849 Marriage / PartnerVictor DESMARAIS and Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU 9 January 1849, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
1851 Canadian Census
St. Jean Baptiste, Rouville County, Quebec. Jean Baptiste Desmarais, age 71; wife, Madeleine Desmarais, age 63; Victor, age 26; Joseph, age 1; Jean Baptiste age 3; Marc, age 20; Edwige (probably wife of Victor), age 23; Edwige, age 2; Florantine, age 11
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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St. Jean Baptiste, Rouville County, Quebec. Jean Baptiste Desmarais, age 71; wife, Madeleine Desmarais, age 63; Victor, age 26; Joseph, age 1; Jean Baptiste age 3; Marc, age 20; Edwige (probably wife of Victor), age 23; Edwige, age 2; Florantine, age 11
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1853 Birth of ChildLea DESMARAIS was born 6 February 1853, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1854 Birth of ChildFlorentine DESMARAIS was born February 1854, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1856 Birth of ChildFrançois DESMARAIS was born March 1856, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1857 Birth of ChildPaul DESMARAIS was born April 1857, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1862 Birth of ChildMarie-Delima DESMARAIS was born 13 March 1862, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
1865 Marriage / PartnerVictor DESMARAIS and Marie Césarie POUDRETTE 14 November 1865, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1866 Birth of ChildHubert DESMARAIS was born August 1866, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1873 Birth of ChildEsmeralda DESMARAIS was born 23 May 1873, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
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