Louis BLAIS

Born

23 September 1722 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

28 July 1793 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

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Born: 23 September 1722 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Parents of Louis BLAIS

Father

Gabriel BLAIS

Mother

Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU

Grandparents of Louis BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

Maternal grandparents

René BAU (LEBEAU) dit LALOUETTE Marie-Madeleine GUERTIN

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

Louis married Catherine CHARTIER 20 November 1747 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Catherine CHARTIER was born 31 May 1719 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Catherine was the child of Robert CHARTIER and Anne DEMERS.

Louis married (2) Catherine CADIEUX 12 January 1767 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine CADIEUX was born 9 February 1736 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Catherine was the child of Pierre CADIEUX and Marie-Josephe HOGUE.

Louis BLAIS died 28 July 1793 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* .

m. Chartier Catherine

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis BLAIS

Louis BLAIS married

Catherine CHARTIER
Marriage date: 20 November 1747
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Catherine CHARTIER was the child of Robert CHARTIER and Anne DEMERS

Children of Louis BLAIS and Catherine CHARTIER

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Louis BLAIS married

Catherine CADIEUX
Marriage date: 12 January 1767
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine CADIEUX was the child of Pierre CADIEUX and Marie-Josephe HOGUE

Children of Louis BLAIS and Catherine CADIEUX

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1722
23 September 1722
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis BLAIS and Catherine CHARTIER 20 November 1747 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 25 years old.

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Louis BLAIS and Catherine CADIEUX 12 January 1767, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 44 years old.

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.