flag male ancestor  François  BLAIS

  (b. 27 May 1691 Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France   d. 12 April 1753 Québec, Canada, New France )  

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François BLAIS was born 27 May 1691 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE)   and   Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jean ROYER and Marie TARGER

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

François  married  Marthe AMELOT dite SANSPEUR 7 January 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe AMELOT dite SANSPEUR  was born 15 January 1705 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marthe died 2 May 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Marthe was the child of Jacques AMELOT dit SANSPEUR and Marie-Angélique GODIN.

François BLAIS died 12 April 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

François BLAIS was a navigateur.
The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey into the Life of a Navigateur in 18th Century New France
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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