Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Born

29 November 1723 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

23 July 1770 , Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

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Mathieu GERVAIS Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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Born: 29 November 1723 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Mathieu GERVAIS

Mother: Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Paternal grandparents: Mathieu GERVAIS LE PARISIEN , Marie-Michelle PICARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL , Jeanne SÉGUIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne DEMERS 15 January 1748 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 6 September 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 19 August 1808 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU.

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 23 July 1770 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS married

Marie-Anne DEMERS
Marriage date: 15 January 1748
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DEMERS was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Elisabeth GERVAIS

Born: 18 January 1754, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1797, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PERRAS 9 October 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
29 November 1723
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Anne DEMERS 15 January 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GERVAIS was born 18 January 1754, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 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.