Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS

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10 February 1683 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

5 September 1730 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

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Mathieu GERVAIS LE PARISIEN Marie-Michelle PICARD

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Born: 10 February 1683 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Mathieu GERVAIS LE PARISIEN

Mother: Marie-Michelle PICARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques Hughes (Hugues) PICARD dit LAFORTUNE , Marie-Anne-Antoinette LIERCOURT

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Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu married Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY 11 June 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY was born 3 December 1674 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jeanne-Françoise died 26 February 1761 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jeanne-Françoise was the child of Jean RONCERAY dit LEBRETON and Jeanne SERVIGNAN.

Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS died 5 September 1730 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY
Marriage date: 11 June 1708
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY was the child of Jean RONCERAY dit LEBRETON and Jeanne SERVIGNAN

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Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection

Jean Gervaise and Jeanne Francoise Ronceray

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY

Angélique GERVAIS

Born: 21 April 1709, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1736 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre DUMAY (DEMERS) 06 April 1728 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Jacques SURPRENANT 27 July 1733 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne GERVAIS

Born: 26 November 1710, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 August 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre BOYER 10 January 1729 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS

Born: 15 October 1712, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY 7 February 1735 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Born: 30 November 1714, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 24 December 1791 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Reine LANCTOT 10 April 1736 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles GERVAIS

Born: 11 September 1716, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Jeanne-Francoise GERVAIS

Born: 12 June 1718, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1718, La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1683
10 February 1683
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1683 Baptism
Nativite-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada
Gervais Jean Mathieu Parisien
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY 11 June 1708, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Angélique GERVAIS was born 21 April 1709, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu was 26 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GERVAIS was born 26 November 1710, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu was 27 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Françoise GERVAIS was born 15 October 1712, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu was 29 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 30 November 1714, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Charles GERVAIS was born 11 September 1716, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu was 33 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Francoise GERVAIS was born 12 June 1718, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu was 35 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage of Child
Angélique GERVAIS married 06 April 1728 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Pierre DUMAY (DEMERS)

1729 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GERVAIS married 10 January 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BOYER