Pierre
BLAIS (BLAYE)
(b.
29 November 1639
,
Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
16 February 1700
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) was born 29 November 1639 in Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) 12 October 1669 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) was born 17 November 1647 in St-Sulpice, Paris, France. Anne died 29 June 1688 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).
Pierre married (2) Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER 5 June 1689 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER was born 14 September 1669 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 22 June 1715 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean ROYER and Marie TARGER.
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) died 16 February 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .
son of Mathurin Blais and Françoise Pénigaut who married 30 avril 1634
Melleran, Deux-Sèvres, France
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Occupation
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) was a Habitant.
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) was a Habitant.
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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.
Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)
Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...
Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.
Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000
Family and Children of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE)
[Hide/Show]Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) married 
Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)-- Date: 12 October 1669 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)
Source: Our French-Canadian Ancestors by Thomas J. Laforest, Volume I, page 25
Sainte-Famille-de-L'Isle-d'Orleans, QC, Canada
Pierre Blais, son of Mathurin Blais and Francoise Denigaut?
Anne Perrot, daughter of Jean Perrot and Jeanne Nalt
"Pierre Blais married Anne Perrot (Perrault) on 12 October 1669, at the church of Sainte-Famille on the island. Anne, originally from Saint-Sulpice in Paris, was the daughter of Jean and Jeanne Valta. She was a King's Daughter and brought a dowry into the family estimated at 300 livres. From this first union, ten children were born - eight boys and two girls, of whom four died at an early age."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 42
Children of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT):
Martin BLAIS (b.27 August 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada )
Pierre BLAIS (b.4 March 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)


Pierre BLAIS (b.2 February 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1733, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France )
m. Françoise BEAUDOIN 9 November 1695 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Marie-Anne BLAIS (b.19 May 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1715, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Jean-Baptiste GUILLEMET 7 October 1695 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine BLAIS (b.21 February 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne LAMY 9 November 1705 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER 10 February 1716 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Joseph BLAIS (b.abt. 1678, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada )
Jacques BLAIS (b.6 April 1682, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1759, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Louise-Angélique CARTIER 30 June 1713 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
m. Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR 17 February 1734 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS (b.29 June 1685, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1752, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Geneviève MARTIN 25 October 1709 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Marie-Jeanne SENÉCAL 9 November 1728 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marguerite BLAIS (b.29 June 1688, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1765 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne LAMY 2 September 1714 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) married
Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER-- Date: 5 June 1689 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER
Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER was the child of Jean ROYER and Marie TARGER
"Pierre remained a widower with tow young infants... Pierre sought to reorganize his life, so on 18 April 1689 before Notary Paul Vachon, he nominated a guardian for his children, and had an inventory made of his possessions. On the following 5th of June, he married Elizabeth Royer at Saint-Jean. She was the daughter of Jean and Marie Targer."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 44
Children of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER:
François BLAIS (b.27 May 1691, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1753, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marthe AMELOT dite SANSPEUR 7 January 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Alexis BLAIS (b.8 April 1693, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1723, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory)
Marie-Anne BLAIS (b.abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 December 1732 , Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Michel DUMANS 10 November 1715 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Louis-Charles BLAIS (b.6 March 1697, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1760, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada)
m. Marguerite CADIEUX 8 November 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
Gabriel BLAIS (b.27 February 1699, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1768, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU 31 May 1718 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Source: Our French-Canadian Ancestors by Thomas J. Laforest, Volume I, page 25
Sainte-Famille-de-L'Isle-d'Orleans, QC, Canada
Pierre Blais, son of Mathurin Blais and Francoise Denigaut?
Anne Perrot, daughter of Jean Perrot and Jeanne Nalt
"Pierre Blais married Anne Perrot (Perrault) on 12 October 1669, at the church of Sainte-Famille on the island. Anne, originally from Saint-Sulpice in Paris, was the daughter of Jean and Jeanne Valta. She was a King's Daughter and brought a dowry into the family estimated at 300 livres. From this first union, ten children were born - eight boys and two girls, of whom four died at an early age."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 42
Children of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT):
m. Françoise BEAUDOIN 9 November 1695 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
m. Jean-Baptiste GUILLEMET 7 October 1695 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Jeanne LAMY 9 November 1705 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER 10 February 1716 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Louise-Angélique CARTIER 30 June 1713 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
m. Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR 17 February 1734 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
m. Geneviève MARTIN 25 October 1709 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Marie-Jeanne SENÉCAL 9 November 1728 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Etienne LAMY 2 September 1714 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) married
Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER was the child of Jean ROYER and Marie TARGER
"Pierre remained a widower with tow young infants... Pierre sought to reorganize his life, so on 18 April 1689 before Notary Paul Vachon, he nominated a guardian for his children, and had an inventory made of his possessions. On the following 5th of June, he married Elizabeth Royer at Saint-Jean. She was the daughter of Jean and Marie Targer."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 44
Children of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER:
m. Marthe AMELOT dite SANSPEUR 7 January 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Michel DUMANS 10 November 1715 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Marguerite CADIEUX 8 November 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
m. Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU 31 May 1718 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
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29 November 1639
Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
Biography
'Pierre Blais probably left France from the port of La Rochell in the Province of Aunis in 1664, destination Canada. The Dutch ship, Noir, under the command of Captain Pierre Filly of Dieppe, had at least fifty men aboard. The twenty-four-year-old Pierre is mentioned on the crew manifest as coming from Chef-Boutonne, capital of the the Canton of Deux-Sevres. Pierre was the son of Mathurin Blais and Francoise Penigaut.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 41
'Pierre Blais probably left France from the port of La Rochell in the Province of Aunis in 1664, destination Canada. The Dutch ship, Noir, under the command of Captain Pierre Filly of Dieppe, had at least fifty men aboard. The twenty-four-year-old Pierre is mentioned on the crew manifest as coming from Chef-Boutonne, capital of the the Canton of Deux-Sevres. Pierre was the son of Mathurin Blais and Francoise Penigaut.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 41
Biography
BLAIS - variant of BLAISE, which comes from saint Blaise, martyr of the 4th century, from the Latin name 'Blasius'. Pierre Blais was born around 1640 in France (Angoulême). Son of Mathurin Blais and Françoise Pénigault, he married Anne Perreault, daughter of Jean Perreault and Jeanne Valta, on October 12, 1669 in Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans. From their union were born 10 children. Widowed, he married, in second marriage, Élisabeth Royer (19), daughter of Jean Royer and Marie Targer, on June 5, 1689 in Saint-Jean, Île d'Orléans. From their union were born 5 children. He arrived in the country aboard the ship 'Le Noir de Hollande' in Quebec on May 24, 1664. In 1681, he owned 4 cattle and 15 arpents of cultivated land. He died suddenly on February 16, 1700 in St-Jean.
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BLAIS - variant of BLAISE, which comes from saint Blaise, martyr of the 4th century, from the Latin name 'Blasius'. Pierre Blais was born around 1640 in France (Angoulême). Son of Mathurin Blais and Françoise Pénigault, he married Anne Perreault, daughter of Jean Perreault and Jeanne Valta, on October 12, 1669 in Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans. From their union were born 10 children. Widowed, he married, in second marriage, Élisabeth Royer (19), daughter of Jean Royer and Marie Targer, on June 5, 1689 in Saint-Jean, Île d'Orléans. From their union were born 5 children. He arrived in the country aboard the ship 'Le Noir de Hollande' in Quebec on May 24, 1664. In 1681, he owned 4 cattle and 15 arpents of cultivated land. He died suddenly on February 16, 1700 in St-Jean.
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'In the census of 1667 in New France, Pierre Blais is mentioned for the first time as living on the Ile d'Orleans and having been born about 1640, occupation laborer.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 42
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) 12 October 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
He was 29 years old.
1670 Birth of ChildMartin BLAIS was born 27 August 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 30 years old.
1672 Birth of ChildPierre BLAIS was born 4 March 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 32 years old.
1673 Birth of ChildPierre BLAIS was born 2 February 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 33 years old.
1675 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne BLAIS was born 19 May 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 35 years old.
1677 Birth of ChildAntoine BLAIS was born 21 February 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 37 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Comte de St.-Laurent
Pierre Bele (Blais), 40
Anne Perrot, sa femme, 35
enfants:
Pierre, 8
Marie, 6
Antoine, 4
Joseph, 3
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Pierre Bele (Blais), 40
Anne Perrot, sa femme, 35
enfants:
Pierre, 8
Marie, 6
Antoine, 4
Joseph, 3
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1682 Birth of ChildJacques BLAIS was born 6 April 1682, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Pierre was 42 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 29 June 1685, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Pierre was 45 years old.
Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) died 29 June 1688, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
1688 Birth of ChildMarguerite BLAIS was born 29 June 1688, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Pierre was 48 years old.
Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER 5 June 1689, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
He was 49 years old.

1689 map
St-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, showing Pierre Blaye's residence
by ROBERT DE VILLENEUVE
Québec : Société de généalogie de Québec, 1976
1691 Birth of ChildFrançois BLAIS was born 27 May 1691, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Pierre was 51 years old.
1693 Birth of ChildAlexis BLAIS was born 8 April 1693, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Pierre was 53 years old.
Marie-Anne BLAIS married 7 October 1695, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean-Baptiste GUILLEMET
Pierre BLAIS married 9 November 1695, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Françoise BEAUDOIN
1697 Birth of ChildLouis-Charles BLAIS was born 6 March 1697, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Pierre was 57 years old.
1699 Birth of ChildGabriel BLAIS was born 27 February 1699, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Pierre was 59 years old.
1700 Death
'Pierre Blais died suddenly on 16 February 1700 at about 60 years of age...'
Source: Our French-Canadian Ancestors by Thomas J. Laforest, Volume I, page 26
'Pierre Blais died suddenly on 16 February 1700 at about 60 years of age...'
Source: Our French-Canadian Ancestors by Thomas J. Laforest, Volume I, page 26
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