Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

Born

18 August 1778 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 December 1857 , Sainte-Adélaïde-De Pabos, Canada East

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Antoine BLAIS Marie-Amable CHARBONNEAU

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Born: 18 August 1778 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine BLAIS

Mother: Marie-Amable CHARBONNEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth GRENIER 3 September 1798 in Paspébiac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth GRENIER was born 20 March 1781 in Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada. Elisabeth died 17 June 1866 in Pabos, Le Rocher-Percé, Quebec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Joseph GRENIER and Madeleine LANGLOIS.

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS died 1 December 1857 in Sainte-Adélaïde-De Pabos, Canada East.
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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.
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Jean-Baptiste BLAIS married

Elisabeth GRENIER
Marriage date: 3 September 1798
Marriage place: Paspébiac, Lower Canada
Elisabeth GRENIER was the child of Joseph GRENIER and Madeleine LANGLOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Elisabeth GRENIER

Julien (Jules) BLAIS

Born: 26 August 1819, Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne-Emerence DUGUAY 12 September 1839 Place: Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach)

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Birth — 1778
18 August 1778
Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Elisabeth GRENIER 3 September 1798, Paspébiac, Québec, Canada (Paspebiac)

He was 20 years old.

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.

1819 Birth of Child
Julien (Jules) BLAIS was born 26 August 1819, Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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

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)

1839 Marriage of Child
Julien (Jules) BLAIS married 12 September 1839, Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach) to Anne-Emerence DUGUAY

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)

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.