Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS)

(b. 29 September 1725 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1794 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 29 September 1725 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne VOIDY (VEDIE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Barbe L'HOMME

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Marie-Josephe married Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT 27 April 1745 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charles died 5 May 1758 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Charles was the child of Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT and Marguerite NADEAU.

Marie-Josephe married (2) Ambroise-Augustin LECOUR 12 February 1766 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Ambroise-Augustin LECOUR was born 8 May 1721 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Ambroise-Augustin was the child of Michel LECOUR and Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX.

Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 14 October 1794 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .

m. Gesseron Charles
m. Lecour Ambroise-Augustin

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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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Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT-- Date: 27 April 1745 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT was the child of Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT and Marguerite NADEAU

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Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) married

Ambroise-Augustin LECOUR-- Date: 12 February 1766 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Ambroise-Augustin LECOUR was the child of Michel LECOUR and Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX

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1725 Birth
29 September 1725
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT 27 April 1745 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT died 5 May 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Ambroise-Augustin LECOUR 12 February 1766 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 40 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.