flag female ancestor  Marguerite  DESMARAIS

  (b. 30 January 1761 Verchères, Canada   d. 6 April 1831 Verchères, Lower Canada )  

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Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 30 January 1761 in Verchères, Canada

Marguerite DESMARAIS was the child of Michel DESMARAIS   and   Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE (maternal)  Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

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Marguerite  married  Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS 19 February 1781 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS  was born 16 November 1755 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).  Claude-Francois died 26 December 1820 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).  Claude-Francois was the child of Pierre CHICOINE dit DOZOIS and Louise DUBUC.

Marguerite DESMARAIS died 6 April 1831 in Verchères, 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.

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Marguerite DESMARAIS married flag male ancestor Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS-- Date: 19 February 1781  Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS was the child of Pierre CHICOINE dit DOZOIS and Louise DUBUC




Children of Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS and Marguerite DESMARAIS:

flag female ancestor Marguerite CHICOINE dite DOZOIS (b.1 February 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 28 April 1858, Saint-Jude, Canada East)

flag male ancestor Leandre CHICOINE dit DOZOIS (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Louise CHICOINE dite DOZIOS (b.27 January 1800, Verchères, Lower Canada   d. 23 October 1877, Sainte-Julie, Verchères, Québec, Canada)
m. Antoine BLAIN 26 January 1819 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)



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birth1761 Birth
30 January 1761
Verchères, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1781 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DESMARAIS and Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS 19 February 1781 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHICOINE dite DOZOIS was born 1 February 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 23 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1800 Birth of Child
Louise CHICOINE dite DOZIOS was born 27 January 1800, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 39 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Louise CHICOINE dite DOZIOS married 26 January 1819, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Antoine BLAIN
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS died 26 December 1820, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1831 Death
6 April 1831
Verchères, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 70.
Added: 4/3/2017 9:21:58 AM - Updated: 6/22/2021 1:52:47 PM

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