Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

(b. 1 February 1728 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1785 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was born 1 February 1728 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was the child of Jacques DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Eustache PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Elisabeth GUERTIN

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Marie-Françoise married Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES 3 February 1749 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 24 July 1724 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Pierre died 6 July 1786 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Pierre was the child of François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE.

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS died 8 January 1785 in L'Assomption, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

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Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS married

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES-- Date: 3 February 1749 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE

Children of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS:

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.23 December 1749, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1810, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Louis-Amable BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.21 August 1755, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Francois-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.24 February 1757, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 19 September 1846, Saint-Jacques, Canada East )

Marie-Josephte BRIEN dite DESROCHES (b.abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Benoni BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.17 June 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1728 Birth
1 February 1728
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS and Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES 3 February 1749 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 23 December 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Françoise was 21 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 21 August 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Francois-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 24 February 1757, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Françoise was 29 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph-Benoni BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 17 June 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Françoise was 37 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.