Alexis BLANCHET

Born

6 September 1750 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1829 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Alexis BLANCHET

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Born: 6 September 1750 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Parents of Alexis BLANCHET

Father

Alexis BLANCHET

Mother

Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT

Grandparents of Alexis BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT Marguerite AUBERTIN

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

Alexis married Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN 7 February 1780 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN was born 2 April 1761 in Donnacona, Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph-Louis FOURNIER dit LIEVIN and Marie-Thérèse AUGER.

Alexis BLANCHET died 9 March 1829 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis BLANCHET

Alexis BLANCHET married

Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN
Marriage date: 7 February 1780
Marriage place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN was the child of Joseph-Louis FOURNIER dit LIEVIN and Marie-Thérèse AUGER

Children of Alexis BLANCHET and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN

Marguerite BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste FLIBOTTE 6 February 1809 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1750
6 September 1750
Lauzon, Lévis, 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.

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
Alexis BLANCHET and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN 7 February 1780, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 29 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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BLANCHET married 6 February 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste FLIBOTTE

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)