Louise BLAIS

Born

14 September 1734 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

19 August 1810 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Louise married Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE 14 November 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph-Toussaint died 29 June 1803 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Joseph-Toussaint was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER .

Parents & Family of Louise BLAIS

Parents of Louise BLAIS

Father

Louis BLAIS

Mother

Marie-Anne MERCIER

Grandparents of Louise BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS Françoise BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Pascal MERCIER Madeleine BOUCHER

m. Gagne Joseph-Toussaint

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louise BLAIS

Louise BLAIS married

Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE
Marriage date: 14 November 1757
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER

Children of Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise BLAIS

Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

Born: 24 October 1760, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Died: 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON 2 August 1780 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph GAGNE

Born: 4 March 1762, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Died: 18 December 1821, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite THIBAULT 21 July 1783 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis GAGNE

Born: 6 March 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1841, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Married: Louise GUYON (DION) 23 November 1790 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Abraham-Louis GAGNE

Born: 2 April 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 February 1861, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Married: Genevieve JALBERT 31 January 1797 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louise's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1734
14 September 1734
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louise BLAIS and Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE 14 November 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ was born 24 October 1760, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louise was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNE was born 4 March 1762, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louise was 27 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNE was born 6 March 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louise was 32 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Abraham-Louis GAGNE was born 2 April 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louise was 39 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ married 2 August 1780, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada to Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNE married 21 July 1783, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada to Felicite THIBAULT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNE married 23 November 1790, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada to Louise GUYON (DION)

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

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

1795 Death of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ died 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louise was 60 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Abraham-Louis GAGNE married 31 January 1797, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada to Genevieve JALBERT

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

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE died 29 June 1803, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Death — 1810
19 August 1810
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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