Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Joseph-Abraham  DESMARAIS

  (b. 16 September 1729 Verchères, Canada, New France   d. 10 September 1820 Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS was born 16 September 1729 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Joseph-Abraham 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):

Joseph-Abraham  married  Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER 12 July 1751 in Verchères, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER  was born 20 January 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.  Elisabeth-Isabelle died 13 May 1806 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).  Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE.

Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS died 10 September 1820 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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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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