Josephte BLAIS

Born

1 December 1770 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 November 1857 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

Parents & Family of Josephte BLAIS

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Born: 1 December 1770 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Josephte BLAIS

Father

Louis BLAIS

Mother

Genevieve GAULIN (GOLIN)

Grandparents of Josephte BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Louis BLAIS Marie-Anne MERCIER

Maternal grandparents

Antoine GAULIN (GOLIN) Brigitte GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dite BELLEAVANCE

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

Josephte married Antoine BEAUDOIN 20 November 1789 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine BEAUDOIN was born 26 October 1758 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . Antoine died 11 June 1845 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East . Antoine was the child of Joseph-Marie BEAUDOIN and Marie-Angelique GODIN.

Josephte BLAIS died 6 November 1857 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte BLAIS

Josephte BLAIS married

Antoine BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 20 November 1789
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine BEAUDOIN was the child of Joseph-Marie BEAUDOIN and Marie-Angelique GODIN

Children of Antoine BEAUDOIN and Josephte BLAIS

Marguerite BEAUDOIN

Born: abt. 1813, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE 4 February 1833 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1770
1 December 1770
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BLAIS and Antoine BEAUDOIN 20 November 1789, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 18 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

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

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BEAUDOIN married 4 February 1833, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada to Jacques CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine BEAUDOIN died 11 June 1845, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

Death — 1857
6 November 1857
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East
She died at the age of 86.

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