Joseph
BLAIS
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Born: 21 November 1734 in Louiseville, Canada, New France
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Joseph married Marguerite LAURE (LORD) 27 January 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite LAURE (LORD) was born abt. 1746 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died 26 September 1825 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marguerite was the child of Jean LAURE (LORD) and Marie-Madeleine COMEAU.
Joseph BLAIS died 27 March 1806 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
27 January 1766
Yamachiche, Qc
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph BLAIS
Marguerite LAURE (LORD)Marriage date: 27 January 1766
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LAURE (LORD) was the child of Jean LAURE (LORD) and Marie-Madeleine COMEAU
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Birth — 173421 November 1734
Louiseville, Canada, New France
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.
1766 Marriage / PartnerJoseph BLAIS and Marguerite LAURE (LORD) 27 January 1766 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
He was 31 years old.
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
Death — 180627 March 1806
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.
Record added: 1/24/2015 8:54:13 AM
Last updated: 5/2/2017 12:47:18 PM
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