Geneviève MERCIER

Born

29 November 1740 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

8 March 1810 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Joseph MERCIER Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

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Born: 29 November 1740 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MERCIER

Mother: Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Pascal MERCIER , Madeleine BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER , Anne BROCHU

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Geneviève married Gabriel BLOUIN 31 January 1763 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Gabriel BLOUIN was born February 1740 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Gabriel died 28 December 1804 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN.

Geneviève MERCIER died 8 March 1810 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
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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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Geneviève MERCIER married

Gabriel BLOUIN
Marriage date: 31 January 1763
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Gabriel BLOUIN was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN

Children of Gabriel BLOUIN and Geneviève MERCIER

Gabriel-Amable BLOUIN

Born: 2 November 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Basile BLOUIN

Born: 25 December 1768, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1833, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise BLOUIN

Born: 13 March 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 April 1847, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East

Marguerite BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE

Born: 30 December 1774, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 May 1816, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Marie-Joseph BLOUIN

Born: 23 April 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Andre-Louis BLOUIN

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose BLAIS 23 January 1798 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN)

Born: 17 April 1779, St-Gabriel and Kildare, Berthier, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine CORRIVEAU 24 October 1803 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
29 November 1740
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève MERCIER and Gabriel BLOUIN 31 January 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 22 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Gabriel-Amable BLOUIN was born 2 November 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Basile BLOUIN was born 25 December 1768, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BLOUIN was born 13 March 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Geneviève was 32 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE was born 30 December 1774, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 34 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph BLOUIN was born 23 April 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Geneviève was 36 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN) was born 17 April 1779, St-Gabriel and Kildare, Berthier, Canada

Geneviève was 38 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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Andre-Louis BLOUIN married 23 January 1798, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Rose BLAIS

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN) married 24 October 1803, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Catherine CORRIVEAU