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Louis Gonzague Desmarais I 1805–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1805

Birth Location: La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 7 Mar 1870

Death Location: La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Father: Paul Desmarais

Mother: Marie (Desmarais)

Spouse(s): Marie (Desmarais), Marie (Desmarais)

Children(s): Zoe (Fontaine), Theophile Desmarais, Louis II

In 1805, Louis Gonzague Desmarais I entered the world in La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, born to Paul Desmarais And Marie Marguerite Loupe Dite Rochelet Desmarais. Louis Gonzague Desmarais I married Marie Agathe Gagnon Desmarais, Marie Appolline Buteau Desmarais, and had children including Louis Gonzague Desmarais Ii, Theophile Theofile Desmarais, Zoe Desmarais Fontaine. Louis Gonzague Desmarais I passed away in 1870 in La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Louis Gonzague Desmarais I entered the world in La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, born to Paul Desmarais And Marie Marguerite Loupe Dite Rochelet Desmarais.
  • Louis Gonzague Desmarais I married Marie Agathe Gagnon Desmarais, Marie Appolline Buteau Desmarais, and had children including Louis Gonzague Desmarais Ii, Theophile Theofile Desmarais, Zoe Desmarais Fontaine.
  • Louis Gonzague Desmarais I passed away in 1870 in La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.

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Louis I's Ancestors

Self
Louis I
1805–1870
Birth Place: La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Paul Desmarais
1757–1836
Quebec, Canada
Marie (Marguerite Loupe dite Rochelet) (Desmarais)
1770–
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis I's Descendants

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Louis (Gonzague Desmarais) I (23 Jun 1805–7 Mar 1870) m. Marie (Appolline Buteau) (Desmarais) (27 Feb 1814–20 May 1858) m. Marie (Agathe Gagnon) (Desmarais) (10 Dec 1817–)
  1. 1. Zoe (Desmarais) (Fontaine) 1854–1903 m. Francois (J. Frank) Fontaine 1847–1907
    1. 1. Jean (Baptiste Georges) Fontaine 1873–1905 m. Marie (Albina Laprade) (Fontaine) 1874–1963
      1. 1. Joseph (Gilbert) Fontaine 1896–1986 m. Marie (Lauranna Lavigne) (Fontaine) 1909–1988
        1. 1. Dorothee (Ann Dot Fontaine) (Wedge) 1935–2007 m. Daniel (George Wedge) I 1931–2022
        2. 2. Masumi (Fontaine ;DNA=17 cM across 2 segs A (Masumi) Patzel) 1917–
        3. 3. Son Fontaine 1917–
        4. 4. Gilbert (Joseph Fontaine) II 1930–2011
  2. 2. Theophile (Theofile) Desmarais 1842–1902 m. Marie (Louise Mary Unknown) (Desmarais) 1847– m. Delima (Sidelean) (Desmarais) 1855–
    1. 1. George (A. A.) Desmarais 1868–1934 m. Mary (Ann Allard) (Desmarais) 1867–1950
      1. 1. George (Mitchell Desmarais) Demarais 1895–1978 m. Bessie (Mildred Chaplin) (Demarais) 1898–1966 m. Gertrude (Martel) (Desmarais) 1895–
        1. 1. Alta (Una Desmarais) (Provencher) 1918–1950 m. Richard (Louis Provencher) I 1902–1972
        2. 2. Demers 1917–
      2. 2. Mary (D.) Desmarais 1890–
      3. 3. Alfred (L.) Desmarais 1892–
      4. 4. Joseph (C.) Desmarais 1893–
      5. 5. Regina (Alphonsine) Desmarais 1897–
      6. 6. William (A.) Desmarais 1900–
      7. 7. Lawrence (Alfred) Desmarais 1892–1963
      8. 8. Christopher Desmarais 1894– m. Dorilda (Bouchard) (Desmarais) 1894–
        1. 1. Alfred (Christophe) Desmarais 1917–1969 m. Andrea (Louis Desclos) (Desmarais) 1917–
      9. 9. Maragret (A. Desmarais) (Tyler) 1905–2000
    2. 2. Delia Desmarais 1875–
    3. 3. Philidas Desmarais 1887–
    4. 4. Napoleon Desmarais 1890–
  3. 3. Louis (Gonzague Desmarais) II 1833–1833

Louis I's Timeline

3 Records

1805
23 Jun 1805
Birth of Louis Gonzague Desmarais I in La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
1870
05 Mar 1870
Age 65
Death of Louis Gonzague Desmarais I in La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
1870
7 Mar 1870
Age 65
Burial of Louis Gonzague Desmarais I in La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1805
    Event Place: La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1870
    Event Place: La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1870
    Event Place: La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

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