Josephte LONGPRE

Born

22 June 1761 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*

Died

19 November 1844 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada East*

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Antoine LONGPRE dit ALLARD Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

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Born: 22 June 1761 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*

Father: Antoine LONGPRE dit ALLARD

Mother: Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume LONGPRE , Catherine BLEAU

Maternal grandparents: Laurent JANOT dit LACHAPELLE , Marie-Anne CHARTIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josephte married Gabriel BLAIS 20 November 1780 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel BLAIS was born 11 February 1752 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Gabriel died 16 December 1808 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel BLAIS and Jeanne BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR.

Josephte LONGPRE died 19 November 1844 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada East* .
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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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Josephte LONGPRE married

Gabriel BLAIS
Marriage date: 20 November 1780
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Gabriel BLAIS was the child of Gabriel BLAIS and Jeanne BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

Children of Gabriel BLAIS and Josephte LONGPRE

Gabriel BLAIS

Born: 10 April 1783, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 31 July 1858, Saint-Pie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne BEAUDRY 25 November 1811 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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Birth — 1761
22 June 1761
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LONGPRE and Gabriel BLAIS 20 November 1780, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 19 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Gabriel BLAIS was born 10 April 1783, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Josephte was 21 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)

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

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel BLAIS died 16 December 1808, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1811 Marriage of Child
Gabriel BLAIS married 25 November 1811, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Marie-Anne BEAUDRY

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)