Pierre GERVAIS

(b. 8 May 1763 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 February 1820 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GERVAIS was born 8 May 1763 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre 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

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

Pierre married Marie-Elisabeth MONTY 29 July 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Marie-Elisabeth MONTY was born 27 November 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Elisabeth died abt. 1860 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Gaspard MONTY and Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS.

Pierre GERVAIS died 26 February 1820 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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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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Pierre GERVAIS married

Marie-Elisabeth MONTY-- Date: 29 July 1793 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Marie-Elisabeth MONTY was the child of Gaspard MONTY and Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

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Children of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Elisabeth MONTY:

Pierre GERVAIS (b.1 May 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 3 March 1885, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie BARRE 25 November 1822 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Sophie-Marie GERVAIS (b.16 December 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 19 March 1828, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

Joseph GERVAIS (b.8 March 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 19 October 1885, Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir, Québec, Canada)

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS (b.21 July 1798, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 16 February 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Louis GERVAIS (b.30 March 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 6 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Marie-Amable GERVAIS (b.4 December 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

Abraham GERVAIS (b.16 March 1803, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 26 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Marie-Louise GERVAIS (b.19 July 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 3 June 1819, Chambly, Lower Canada )

Josephte GERVAIS (b.25 May 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Josephte GERVAIS (b.29 April 1807, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS (b.2 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 16 November 1877, Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir, Québec, Canada)

Édouard GERVAIS (b.20 August 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 1 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS (b.13 January 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 24 July 1878, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada)

Mathias GERVAIS (b.12 June 1812, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 13 May 1876, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada)

Louis GERVAIS (b.21 November 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 29 January 1834, Chambly, Lower Canada )

Barthélemi GERVAIS (b.23 July 1815, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 17 December 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Eléonore GERVAIS (b.2 November 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 18 April 1817, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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1763 Birth
8 May 1763
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism

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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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Elisabeth MONTY 29 July 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 30 years old.

1793 marriage

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1794 Birth of Child
Pierre GERVAIS was born 1 May 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Sophie-Marie GERVAIS was born 16 December 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Joseph GERVAIS was born 8 March 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 21 July 1798, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1799 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 16 February 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 35 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Louis GERVAIS was born 30 March 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS was born 4 December 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Abraham GERVAIS was born 16 March 1803, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1804 Death of Child
Louis GERVAIS died 6 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1804 Death of Child
Abraham GERVAIS died 26 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GERVAIS was born 19 July 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Josephte GERVAIS was born 25 May 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Josephte GERVAIS was born 29 April 1807, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 2 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Édouard GERVAIS was born 20 August 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 46 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 13 January 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 47 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Mathias GERVAIS was born 12 June 1812, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 49 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Louis GERVAIS was born 21 November 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Barthélemi GERVAIS was born 23 July 1815, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 52 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Eléonore GERVAIS was born 2 November 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 53 years old.

1816 Death of Child
Barthélemi GERVAIS died 17 December 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 53 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Child
Eléonore GERVAIS died 18 April 1817, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 53 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Death of Child
Marie-Louise GERVAIS died 3 June 1819, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 56 years old.

1820 Death
26 February 1820
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 56.

Added: - Updated: 6/25/2025 10:27:16 AM