HELP! flag male ancestor  Alexandre  GERVAIS

  (b. 29 May 1770 Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 15 November 1848 Henryville, Lower Canada )  

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Alexandre GERVAIS was born 29 May 1770 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexandre GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS   and   Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE (maternal)  Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alexandre  married  Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA 24 September 1792 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 7 children. Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA  was born 21 July 1756 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 21 May 1840 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU.

Alexandre GERVAIS died 15 November 1848 in Henryville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexandre appear below.

Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Alexandre GERVAIS

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Alexandre GERVAIS married Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA-- Date: 24 September 1792 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA was the child of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU


Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, L'Acadie, Canada

Children of Alexandre GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA:

flag female ancestor Marie-Rose GERVAIS (b.8 August 1793, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 26 March 1840, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marguerite GERVAIS (b.26 January 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. , )
m. Séraphin PROVOST 5 February 1816 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

flag baby boy ancestor Felix-Alexandre GERVAIS (b.3 April 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 19 August 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

flag baby girl ancestor Louise GERVAIS (b.17 September 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 29 September 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Josephte GERVAIS (b.29 January 1801, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 18 January 1884, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada)

flag baby boy ancestor Unknown GERVAIS (b.29 March 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 29 March 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

flag baby boy ancestor Hubert GERVAIS (b.23 June 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 17 July 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )



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birth1770 Birth
29 May 1770
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1792 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA 24 September 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 22 years old.
1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose GERVAIS was born 8 August 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 23 years old.
1795 Birth of Child
Marguerite GERVAIS was born 26 January 1795, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 24 years old.
1796 Birth of Child
Felix-Alexandre GERVAIS was born 3 April 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 25 years old.
1797 Birth of Child
Louise GERVAIS was born 17 September 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 27 years old.
1801 Birth of Child
Josephte GERVAIS was born 29 January 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 30 years old.
1802 Birth of Child
Unknown GERVAIS was born 29 March 1802, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 31 years old.
1803 Birth of Child
Hubert GERVAIS was born 23 June 1803, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 33 years old.
marriage1816 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GERVAIS married 5 February 1816, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Séraphin PROVOST
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Death of Child
Marie-Rose GERVAIS died 26 March 1840, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre was 69 years old.
1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA died 21 May 1840, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1848 Death
15 November 1848
Henryville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.
Added: - Updated: 11/30/2021 12:37:03 PM

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