Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Born

12 April 1740 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

25 October 1797 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Louis-Joseph GERVAIS Marie-Josephe GENDRON

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Born: 12 April 1740 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Joseph GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephe GENDRON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS , Marie-Jeanne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: René GENDRON , Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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Marie-Josephte married Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS 20 November 1757 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was born abt. 1722 in England (United Kingdom). Jean Baptiste died 3 April 1789 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil).

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS died 25 October 1797 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married

Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS
Marriage date: 20 November 1757
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Children of Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS

Born: 7 September 1761, La-Pérade, Canada
Died: 10 September 1850, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Genevieve BLANCHARD 15 October 1792 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Alexis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS

Born: 13 July 1765, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 October 1809, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte DROGUE dite LAJOIE 14 July 1788 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marguerite JACOB

Born: 21 August 1777, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre ARSENAULT 27 January 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1740
12 April 1740
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS and Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS 20 November 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 17 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was born 7 September 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 21 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Alexis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was born 13 July 1765, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 25 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
Marguerite JACOB was born 21 August 1777, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Alexis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS married 14 July 1788, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Josephte DROGUE dite LAJOIE

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS died 3 April 1789, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS married 15 October 1792, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Genevieve BLANCHARD

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

Death — 1797
25 October 1797
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 57.

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