Joseph-Amable BLAIS

Born

5 February 1736 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

1 March 1813 , Rigaud, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph-Amable BLAIS

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Born: 5 February 1736 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph-Amable BLAIS

Father

Louis-Charles BLAIS

Mother

Marguerite CADIEUX

Grandparents of Joseph-Amable BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CADIEUX Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

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

Joseph-Amable married Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR 17 January 1757 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR was born 12 August 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 28 February 1811 in Rigaud, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre LAMADELEINE and Marie-Anne-Marguerite GAUDRY.

Joseph-Amable BLAIS died 1 March 1813 in Rigaud, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Amable BLAIS

Joseph-Amable BLAIS married

Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR
Marriage date: 17 January 1757
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR was the child of Pierre LAMADELEINE and Marie-Anne-Marguerite GAUDRY

Children of Joseph-Amable BLAIS and Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR

Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Born: 13 January 1780, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1860, Hull, Canada East

Married: Pierre SAMSON 29 August 1808 Place: Rigaud, Lower Canada

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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 — 1736
5 February 1736
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable BLAIS and Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR 17 January 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 20 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS was born 13 January 1780, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph-Amable was 43 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS married 29 August 1808, Rigaud, Lower Canada to Pierre SAMSON