Philippe GERVAIS

(b. 26 July 1737 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1804 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Philippe GERVAIS was born 26 July 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Philippe GERVAIS was the child of Philippe GERVAIS and Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GERVAIS and Barbe PIGEON (maternal) Jean GAUTHIER and Marie STORER

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

Philippe married Charlotte PEPIN 31 March 1761 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte PEPIN was born 19 September 1738 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Charlotte died 19 January 1820 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Louise FORAND.

Philippe GERVAIS died 18 April 1804 in Montréal, 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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Philippe GERVAIS married

Charlotte PEPIN-- Date: 31 March 1761 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada
Charlotte PEPIN was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Louise FORAND

Children of Philippe GERVAIS and Charlotte PEPIN:

Philippe GERVAIS (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 April 1815, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Judith BEAUDREAU 5 October 1789 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1737 Birth
26 July 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Philippe GERVAIS and Charlotte PEPIN 31 March 1761, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 23 years old.

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.

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 of Child
Philippe GERVAIS married 5 October 1789, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Judith BEAUDREAU

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)