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• Name: Jean Demers
• Name: Jean Dumais
• Name: Jean Dumay
• Name: Jean Dumers
• Name: Jean Dumet
• Residence: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• _UID: 04D74BA6BF394F3AB941C51D6845AF7AFFED
• Residence: Bef 1654, Saint Jacques, Dieppe, Rouen, France
• First mentioned in Canada: 4 Oct 1654, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 20 Aug 1655, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 10 Aug 1658, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 9 Nov 1661, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 9 Nov 1661, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 3 Nov 1662, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 11 Oct 1666, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1667, Comte de Levis, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 29 Jul 1668
• Land: 1 Jun 1671
• Legal Matter: 12 Dec 1678, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1681, Comte de Levis, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 7 Jan 1685/86, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 19 Nov 1693
• Land: 11 Oct 1703, St. Nicolas, Quebec, Canada
• Inventory of assets: 8 Jan 1708/09, Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Immigration:
He immigrated with his family.

Residence:
It was in an area called Pointe Saint-Charles.

First mentioned in Canada:
This was at the marrage contract.

Land:
Jean and Andre each obtained 15 square arpents of land on the Saint-Pierre River, near the properties of Barbe de Boulogne. The price was 100 livres each.

Land:
Jean aquired a lot bordering his brother's in Ville-Marie. The lot had the same dimensions as his brother.

Land:
Jean resold his 15 arpents of land to his brother Andre for 500 livres.

Land:
Jean sold his small farm to his brother Andre.

Land:
Jean sold the land that he purchased in Aug 1658 to Francois Pilon de Lavallee for 170 livres.

Land:
Jean acquired a concession bordering Etienne Demers, in the seigneury of Lauzon, more precisely near the Etchemin River. The land must have belonged to Jean Mignault in 1663. Jean received his land from Jean de Lauzon by means of a certificate offered in a private agreement.

Census:

Jean Dumestz, habitant, 40 years, married
Jeanne Voidy, 30 years, married
Francois Dumestz, 9 years
Marguerite Dumestz, 8 years
Jean Dumestz, 6 years
Pierre Dumestz, 4 years
Anne Dumestz, 2 years
Rene Dumestz, 2 months


They owned one head of cattle and had eight arpents of land under cultivation. Generally, eight arpents meant clearing land for at least four years.

Land:
Jean aquired an arpent of land from Jean Adam, near his original grant, which also comprised two arpents in frontage.

Land:
Jean and Rene Leduc offically obtained their concession of 2 arpents of frontage by 40 deep.

Legal Matter:
The matter was about the Demers' pig doing damage at the Leduc home. The judges ordered the parties (Demers and Leducs) to pay 100 sols in fine "for being quarrelsome, abusive and fighting". They were also advised to "control their wives".

Census:

Jean Dumets, habitant, 50 years old, married
Jeanne Voidy, 43 years old, married
Francois Dumets, 25 years
Jean Dumets, 20 years
Pierre Dumets, 18 years
Anne Dumets, 16 years
Rene Dumets, 14 years,
Madeleine Dumets, 12 years
Andre Dumets, 10 years
Eustache Dumets, 9 years
Catherine Duments, 6 years
Nicolas Dumets, 4 years
Jean Dumets, 1 month

They owned one gun, 8 head of cattle and 30 arpents of cleared land.

Legal Matter:
The dispute concerned the roof of a house which belonged to Jean, and its gable which encroached on the land of Pierre Nolan, on rue Saint-Pierre, in the Lower Town. Jean's house was on rue Saint-Pierre, just under the cliff.

Land:
Jean sold his two pieces of land on the Lauzon coast to Rene Leduc.

Land:
Jean Demers and Jeanne Voidy sold their son Andre's land to Francois Frechet, junior, "this homestead belonging to their son Andre, absent for nine years, a prisoner of the English in Acadia". No one saw Andre again.


Inventory of assets:
An inventory was made of property.

Died:
noted age 86 years

Buried:
present at burial: Paul Denis, sieur de Saint-Simon, provost of the Marechaussee of Quebec; Martin Cheron, bourgeois merchant; and curate Pierre Pocquet.

Jean married Jeanne Voidy on 9 Nov 1654 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jeanne (daughter of Michel Voidy and Catherine Dorbelle) was born about 1633 in Saint Germain du Val, Anjou, France; died on 1 Dec 1708 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 3 Dec 1708 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Contract:
The contract was signed before notary Lambert Closse at Montreal.

Marriage Ceremony:
Present at the ceremony were Paul Dechomeday, Lambert Closse and Gilbert Barbier.

1. Francois Demers was christened on 16 Feb 1657/58 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 4 Nov 1687 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2. Marguerite Demers was christened on 21 Oct 1659 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and died.
3. Jean Demers was christened on 6 Jul 1661 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 11 Jul 1736 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 11 Jul 1736 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
4. Pierre Demers dit Dumais was christened on 8 Oct 1663 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; died on 7 Jul 1714 in Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 7 Jul 1714 in Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
5. Anne Demers dit Dumais was christened on 30 Aug 1665 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; died on 4 Oct 1711 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 5 Oct 1711 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
6. Rene Demers was born on 13 Aug 1667 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 14 Aug 1667 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 21 Dec 1729 in St. Nicolas, Quebec, Canada.
7. Marie Madeleine Demers was born on 26 Mar 1669 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 27 Apr 1669 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 15 Dec 1742 in St. Nicolas, Quebec, Canada.
8. Andre Demers was born about 1671; and died.
9. Eustache Demers dit Dumais was born on 5 May 1673 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 7 May 1673 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 14 Dec 1708 in St. Nicolas, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 15 Dec 1708 in St. Nicolas, Quebec, Canada.
10. Catherine Demers was born on 4 Apr 1675 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 10 Apr 1675 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 5 Jul 1693 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 6 Jul 1693 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
11. Nicolas Demers was born on 18 May 1677 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 13 Jun 1677 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; and died.
12. Michel Demers was born on 31 Aug 1681 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 26 Nov 1681 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 21 Feb 1700/01 in St. Nicolas, Quebec, Canada.

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• Name: Jean Demers
• _UID: 811420BCFB464153AFDAC17F7AC2117CD8FE

Jean married Barbe Mauger about 1627. Barbe was born about 1599; died on 11 Jul 1669 in Saint Jacques, Dieppe, Rouen, France; was buried on 12 Jul 1669 in Saint Jacques, Dieppe, Rouen, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Barbe Manger
• _UID: 25A6CB2AAA6B4927BC86687282E04C152499

Notes:

Died:
noted age 70 years

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• _UID: 64CE10087B664FCBBF0BE53647416BDBF83A

Adrien married Catherine Pougnye on 12 Aug 1594 in Etoutteville, France. Catherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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