Francoise BLAIS

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12 May 1753 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1830 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Jacques BLAIS Marie MILLET

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Born: 12 May 1753 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BLAIS

Mother: Marie MILLET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BLAIS , Louise-Angélique CARTIER

Maternal grandparents: Mathieu MILLET , Marie-Geneviève BANLIAC

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Francoise married Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU 13 October 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU was born 8 December 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie was the child of Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angélique DUBE.

Francoise BLAIS died 4 May 1830 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Rousseau Joseph-Marie

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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.

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Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 13 October 1773
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU was the child of Louis ROUSSEAU and Marie-Angélique DUBE

Children of Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU and Francoise BLAIS

Françoise ROUSSEAU

Born: 17 March 1775, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 March 1843, St-Barnabé-Nord, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT 7 January 1800 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1753
12 May 1753
Yamachiche, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Francoise BLAIS and Joseph-Marie ROUSSEAU 13 October 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 20 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Françoise ROUSSEAU was born 17 March 1775, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francoise was 21 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.