Michel-Toussaint BLAIS

Born

abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 September 1783 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BLAIS Françoise BEAUDOIN

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Born: abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre BLAIS

Mother: Françoise BEAUDOIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) , Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BEAUDOIN , Françoise DURAND

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Michel-Toussaint married Françoise LIZOTTE 25 June 1741 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Françoise LIZOTTE was born 4 June 1722 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 7 November 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Françoise was the child of Joseph LIZOTTE and Françoise DANCOSSE.

Michel-Toussaint BLAIS died 8 September 1783 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS

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Françoise LIZOTTE
Marriage date: 25 June 1741
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Françoise LIZOTTE was the child of Joseph LIZOTTE and Françoise DANCOSSE

Children of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE

Francoise BLAIS

Born: 19 September 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 6 September 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS 24 October 1763 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Catherine BLAIS

Born: 5 March 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 29 July 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Michel BLAIS

Born: 26 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1821, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte FOURNIER 30 January 1769 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BLAIS

Born: 21 July 1749, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph-Marie BLAIS

Born: 29 April 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1821, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite MATHIEU 3 October 1774 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis BLAIS

Born: 7 January 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1838, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Gabrielle ROY 8 January 1781 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Married: Marie-Anne BOSSE 10 October 1786 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louise BLAIS

Born: 13 January 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1828, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Simon FOURNIER 24 February 1783 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE 25 June 1741, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1742 Birth of Child
Francoise BLAIS was born 19 September 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1744 Birth of Child
Catherine BLAIS was born 5 March 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1746 Birth of Child
Michel BLAIS was born 26 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1749 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 21 July 1749, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was born 29 April 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis BLAIS was born 7 January 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1757 Birth of Child
Louise BLAIS was born 13 January 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Francoise BLAIS married 24 October 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS

1769 Marriage of Child
Michel BLAIS married 30 January 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Charlotte FOURNIER

1773 Death of Child
Francoise BLAIS died 6 September 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS married 3 October 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marguerite MATHIEU

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.