flag female ancestor  Marie-Marguerite  DESMARAIS

  (b. 23 June 1804 Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. 24 July 1847 Saint-Césaire, Canada East )  

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Marie-Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 23 June 1804 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marie-Marguerite DESMARAIS was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS   and   Marie-Charlotte ROCQUE (ROCH) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (maternal)  Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE) and Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

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Marie-Marguerite  married  Joseph GODAIRE dit LACAILLE 23 September 1834 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .  Joseph GODAIRE dit LACAILLE  was born abt. 1814

Marie-Marguerite DESMARAIS died 24 July 1847 in Saint-Césaire, Canada East .
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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.

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Marie-Marguerite DESMARAIS married  male ancestor Joseph GODAIRE dit LACAILLE-- Date: 23 September 1834 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada


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birth1804 Birth
23 June 1804
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1834 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite DESMARAIS and Joseph GODAIRE dit LACAILLE 23 September 1834, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

She was 30 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1847 Death
24 July 1847
Saint-Césaire, Canada East

She died at the age of 43.
Added: 3/7/2016 2:29:57 PM - Updated: 7/20/2025 2:01:44 PM

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