Jean-Baptiste
BLAIS
(b.
18 August 1778
,
Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
1 December 1857
,
Sainte-Adélaïde-De Pabos, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 18 August 1778 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Amable CHARBONNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 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.
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS
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Elisabeth GRENIER-- Date: 3 September 1798 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 (b.26 August 1819, Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada d. , )
m. Anne-Emerence DUGUAY 12 September 1839 in Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach)
Elisabeth GRENIER-- Date: 3 September 1798 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 (b.26 August 1819, Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada d. , )m. Anne-Emerence DUGUAY 12 September 1839 in Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach)
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1778 Birth 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
1798 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste BLAIS and Elisabeth GRENIER 3 September 1798, Paspébiac, Québec, Canada (Paspebiac)
He was 20 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Birth of ChildJulien (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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Marriage of ChildJulien (Jules) BLAIS married 12 September 1839, Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach) to Anne-Emerence DUGUAY
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1857 Death 1 December 1857
Sainte-Adélaïde-De Pabos, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 11/17/2025 4:40:36 PM
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