Louis DEMERS

(b. 4 February 1728 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1804 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Louis DEMERS was born 4 February 1728 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Louis DEMERS 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Anne MARTEL 2 October 1752 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne MARTEL was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 4 May 1822 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Paul MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS.

Louis DEMERS died 24 January 1804 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.

m. Martel Marie-Anne

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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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Louis DEMERS married

Marie-Anne MARTEL-- Date: 2 October 1752 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MARTEL was the child of Paul MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS

Children of Louis DEMERS and Marie-Anne MARTEL:

Rose-Louise DEMERS (b.8 April 1758, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU 16 October 1780 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Charlotte DEMERS (b.23 June 1764, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 November 1828, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Charles HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 28 August 1786 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

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1728 Birth
4 February 1728
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Louis DEMERS and Marie-Anne MARTEL 2 October 1752, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Rose-Louise DEMERS was born 8 April 1758, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Louis was 30 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
Charlotte DEMERS was born 23 June 1764, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Louis was 36 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.