Jacques BLAIS

Born

23 January 1746 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

10 May 1801 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Antoine BLAIS Josephte CORRIVEAU

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Born: 23 January 1746 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine BLAIS

Mother: Josephte CORRIVEAU

Paternal grandparents: Antoine BLAIS , Jeanne LAMY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CORRIVEAU , Françoise ELIE dite BRETON

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Jacques married Josephte RATTÉ (RATE) 2 February 1773 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte RATTÉ (RATE) was born 13 May 1753 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Ignace-Guillaume RATTÉ (RATE) and Thérèse LECLERC.

Jacques BLAIS died 10 May 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Josephte RATTÉ (RATE)
Marriage date: 2 February 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Ignace-Guillaume RATTÉ (RATE) and Thérèse LECLERC

Children of Jacques BLAIS and Josephte RATTÉ (RATE)

Judith BLAIS

Born: 22 May 1794, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis BEAUPRE 8 July 1811 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1746
23 January 1746
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BLAIS and Josephte RATTÉ (RATE) 2 February 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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.