Mathieu BLAIS

Born

2 January 1734 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1804 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Born: 2 January 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Mathieu BLAIS

Father

Louis-Charles BLAIS

Mother

Marguerite CADIEUX

Grandparents of Mathieu BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CADIEUX Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

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

Mathieu married Françoise GUITARD 8 April 1755 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . Françoise GUITARD was born 16 April 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Françoise died 2 January 1801 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . Françoise was the child of Jean GUITARD dit LAGRANDEUR and Marie-Anne MELOCHE.

Mathieu BLAIS died 25 June 1804 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .

m. Guitard Francoise

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mathieu BLAIS

Mathieu BLAIS married

Françoise GUITARD
Marriage date: 8 April 1755
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Françoise GUITARD was the child of Jean GUITARD dit LAGRANDEUR and Marie-Anne MELOCHE

Children of Mathieu BLAIS and Françoise GUITARD

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
2 January 1734
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Mathieu BLAIS and Françoise GUITARD 8 April 1755, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 21 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.

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.