Marie-Anne DEMERS

(b. 21 July 1741 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1777 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 21 July 1741 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne DEMERS was the child of Michel DEMERS and Marie-Anne GINGRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON (maternal) Pierre-Jacques GINGRAS and Anne-Angélique HAMEL

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER 21 November 1757 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER was born 9 February 1735 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre-Jacques-Noel died 13 October 1802 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Pierre-Jacques-Noel was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU).

Marie-Anne DEMERS died 17 March 1777 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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.

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Marie-Anne DEMERS married

Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER-- Date: 21 November 1757 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)

Children of Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER and Marie-Anne DEMERS:

Françoise FORTIER (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre-Noel VEILLEUX 18 August 1783 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe FORTIER (b.12 October 1760, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine FRECHETTE 25 January 1779 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite FORTIER (b.25 October 1769, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 July 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Hyacinthe LECLERC 10 October 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1741 Birth
21 July 1741
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DEMERS and Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER 21 November 1757 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FORTIER was born 12 October 1760, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 19 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite FORTIER was born 25 October 1769, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.