Louis BLAIS

(b. 7 January 1755 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1838 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Louis BLAIS was born 7 January 1755 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Louis BLAIS was the child of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN (maternal) Joseph LIZOTTE and Françoise DANCOSSE

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Louis married Gabrielle ROY 8 January 1781 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . Gabrielle ROY was born 13 September 1757 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Gabrielle died 1 January 1785 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Gabrielle was the child of Joseph ROY and Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT).

Louis married (2) Marie-Anne BOSSE 10 October 1786 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne BOSSE was born abt. 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 30 June 1849 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre-Benjamin BOSSE and Helene PELLETIER.

Louis BLAIS died 15 May 1838 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.

m. Bosse Marie-Anne
m. Roy Gabrielle

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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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Louis BLAIS married

Gabrielle ROY-- Date: 8 January 1781 Place: Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Gabrielle ROY was the child of Joseph ROY and Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT)

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Louis BLAIS married

Marie-Anne BOSSE-- Date: 10 October 1786 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BOSSE was the child of Pierre-Benjamin BOSSE and Helene PELLETIER

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1755 Birth
7 January 1755
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Louis BLAIS and Gabrielle ROY 8 January 1781, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabrielle ROY died 1 January 1785, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1786 Marriage / Partner
Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne BOSSE 10 October 1786, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 31 years old.

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)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England