Marie-Catherine GERVAIS

Born

22 April 1774 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 February 1794 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Catherine married Louis BISAILLON 20 February 1792 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis BISAILLON was born 20 May 1768 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis died 20 May 1852 in La Prairie, Canada East . Louis was the child of Hyppolite-Paul-Amable BISAILLON and Françoise DUPUIS dite PARISIEN .

Parents & Family of Marie-Catherine GERVAIS

Parents of Marie-Catherine GERVAIS

Father

Gabriel GERVAIS

Mother

Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

Grandparents of Marie-Catherine GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Anne LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Andre BABEU Marie-Madeleine MESNY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Catherine GERVAIS

Marie-Catherine GERVAIS married

Louis BISAILLON
Marriage date: 20 February 1792
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Louis BISAILLON was the child of Hyppolite-Paul-Amable BISAILLON and Françoise DUPUIS dite PARISIEN

Children of Louis BISAILLON and Marie-Catherine GERVAIS

Louis BISAILLON

Born: 16 January 1793, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 September 1793, La Prairie, Lower 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 — 1774
22 April 1774
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine GERVAIS and Louis BISAILLON 20 February 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 17 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Louis BISAILLON was born 16 January 1793, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 18 years old.