Michel DESMARAIS

(b. 29 May 1738 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1810 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
DESMARAIS Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Michel DESMARAIS was born 29 May 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Michel 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):

Michel married Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR 30 January 1758 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 2 May 1734 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephte died 5 February 1820 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS.

Michel DESMARAIS died 9 March 1810 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Michel appear below.

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.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Michel DESMARAIS

[Hide/Show]

Michel DESMARAIS married

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

Children of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR:

Josephte DESMARAIS (b.23 October 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 21 November 1778 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.30 January 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 6 April 1831, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS 19 February 1781 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Archange DESMARAIS (b.9 March 1762, Verchères, Canada d. 26 April 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada )

Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS (b.11 March 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Archange CHICOINE 17 April 1798 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis DESMARAIS (b.24 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 August 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Louise PHANEUF 6 April 1807 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS (b.16 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1842 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Charlotte HANDFIELD 4 November 1799 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS (b.10 May 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS (b.15 February 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1853, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe LEDUC 7 February 1803 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francoise DESMARAIS (b.19 April 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph HANDFIELD 10 November 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Michel DESMARAIS
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Michel DESMARAIS: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1738 Birth
29 May 1738
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR 30 January 1758 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 19 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Josephte DESMARAIS was born 23 October 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 20 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 30 January 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange DESMARAIS was born 9 March 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 23 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS was born 11 March 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 25 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis DESMARAIS was born 24 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel was 26 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS was born 16 September 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS was born 10 May 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 31 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS was born 15 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 33 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS died 20 August 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 35 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Francoise DESMARAIS was born 19 April 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 37 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Josephte DESMARAIS married 21 November 1778 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

1781 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS married 19 February 1781 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage of Child
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS married 17 April 1798, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Archange CHICOINE

1799 Marriage of Child
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS married 4 November 1799 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte HANDFIELD

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS married 7 February 1803, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Josephe LEDUC

1806 Marriage of Child
Francoise DESMARAIS married 10 November 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph HANDFIELD

1807 Marriage of Child
Louis DESMARAIS married 6 April 1807 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louise PHANEUF

1810 Death
9 March 1810
Verchères, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.

Added: 8/12/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 2/26/2016 8:49:28 AM