Augustin DESMARAIS

(b. 3 August 1728 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1797 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Augustin DESMARAIS was born 3 August 1728 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Augustin DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME

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

Augustin married Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE 8 June 1750 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE was born 26 May 1723 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste BANLIER dit LAPERLE and Marie NEVEU (LENEVEU).

Augustin DESMARAIS died 21 July 1797 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

Alternate date of birth 3 Aug 1723

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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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Augustin DESMARAIS married

Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE-- Date: 8 June 1750 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BANLIER dit LAPERLE and Marie NEVEU (LENEVEU)

Children of Augustin DESMARAIS and Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE:

Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1751, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN 9 January 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois DESMARAIS (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 19 October 1778 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte DESMARAIS (b.2 November 1767, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Paul MORISSEAU 22 November 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1728 Birth
3 August 1728
Verchères, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Augustin DESMARAIS and Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE 8 June 1750 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1751, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 22 years old.

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

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Josephte DESMARAIS was born 2 November 1767, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 39 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS married 9 January 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN

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.