HELP! flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  GERVAIS

  (b. 11 September 1759 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 18 January 1830 L'Acadie, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 11 September 1759 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS   and   Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE (maternal)  Andre BABEU and Marie-Madeleine MESNY

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN 11 August 1788 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 12 children. Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN  was born 25 September 1766 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY.

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 18 January 1830 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS married flag female ancestor Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN-- Date: 11 August 1788 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY





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Children of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN:

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS (b.17 July 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. abt. 1870, )

flag female ancestor Marie-Josephte GERVAIS (b.3 February 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Jacques-Isaac GERVAIS (b.29 March 1792, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 22 November 1841, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Claire-Rebecca HEBERT 12 February 1828 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

flag female ancestor Marie-Amable GERVAIS (b.10 March 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Barthelemi GERVAIS (b.13 April 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1855, , Ohio, USA)

flag male ancestor François GERVAIS (b.16 May 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 28 November 1870, Iroquois, Illinois, USA)

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Sophie GERVAIS (b.5 April 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 26 April 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie GERVAIS (b.12 August 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Medard GERVAIS (b.3 January 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 24 July 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag girl ancestor Catherine GERVAIS (b.13 May 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 17 November 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag baby girl ancestor Emilie GERVAIS (b.27 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 28 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Sophie GERVAIS (b.27 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. , )



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birth1759 Birth
11 September 1759
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN 11 August 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 17 July 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 3 February 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1792 Birth of Child
Jacques-Isaac GERVAIS was born 29 March 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.
1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS was born 10 March 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.
1796 Birth of Child
Barthelemi GERVAIS was born 13 April 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.
1798 Birth of Child
François GERVAIS was born 16 May 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.
1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie GERVAIS was born 5 April 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.
1801 Birth of Child
Marie GERVAIS was born 12 August 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.
1803 Birth of Child
Medard GERVAIS was born 3 January 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.
1804 Birth of Child
Catherine GERVAIS was born 13 May 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.
1805 Birth of Child
Emilie GERVAIS was born 27 December 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.
1805 Birth of Child
Sophie GERVAIS was born 27 December 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.
1810 Death of Child
Catherine GERVAIS died 17 November 1810, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1828 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Isaac GERVAIS married 12 February 1828, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Claire-Rebecca HEBERT
death1830 Death
18 January 1830
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 70.
Added: - Updated: 1/19/2022 5:00:34 PM

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