Charles GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

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5 November 1736 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

2 October 1809 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS Marie-Catherine AUBERT

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Born: 5 November 1736 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS

Mother: Marie-Catherine AUBERT

Paternal grandparents: Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE , Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL

Maternal grandparents: François AUBERT , Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY

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Charles married Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER BEAUNOYER 7 January 1761 in Louiseville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER BEAUNOYER was born 14 October 1736 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Madeleine was the child of Etienne-Charles LEMAITRE dit BEAUNOYER and Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL.

Charles GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) died 2 October 1809 in Louiseville, 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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Charles GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) married

Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER BEAUNOYER
Marriage date: 7 January 1761
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER BEAUNOYER was the child of Etienne-Charles LEMAITRE dit BEAUNOYER and Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL

Children of Charles GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER BEAUNOYER

Angelique GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

Born: 11 October 1778, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 January 1828, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Basile BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 23 February 1824 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1736
5 November 1736
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER BEAUNOYER 7 January 1761, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 24 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Angelique GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was born 11 October 1778, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 41 years old.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)