Alexandre GERVAIS

Born

29 May 1770 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 November 1848 , Henryville, Canada East

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Pierre GERVAIS Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE

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Born: 29 May 1770 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GERVAIS , Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Maternal grandparents: Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE , Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

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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, 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.
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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Alexandre GERVAIS married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA
Marriage date: 24 September 1792
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Source: 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

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

Children of Alexandre GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA

Marie-Rose GERVAIS

Born: 8 August 1793, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 26 March 1840, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Frederic DEXTRADEUR 29 November 1815 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite GERVAIS

Born: 26 January 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Séraphin PROVOST 5 February 1816 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Felix-Alexandre GERVAIS

Born: 3 April 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 August 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Louise GERVAIS

Born: 17 September 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 29 September 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Josephte GERVAIS

Born: 29 January 1801, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 18 January 1884, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) 4 October 1819 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Unknown GERVAIS

Born: 29 March 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 29 March 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Hubert GERVAIS

Born: 23 June 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 17 July 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1770
29 May 1770
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 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.

Alexandre GERVAIS - 1792 Marriage. LAcadie,Ste-Marguerite de-Blairfindie, St-Jean, PQ

1792 Marriage. L'Acadie,Ste-Marguerite de-Blairfindie, St-Jean, PQ

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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.

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

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.

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose GERVAIS married 29 November 1815, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Frederic DEXTRADEUR

1816 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GERVAIS married 5 February 1816, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Séraphin PROVOST

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 Marriage of Child
Josephte GERVAIS married 4 October 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR)

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)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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)

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)

Death — 1848
15 November 1848
Henryville, Canada East
He died at the age of 78.

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