Marie-Anne MERCIER

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abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

15 January 1772 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Pascal MERCIER Madeleine BOUCHER

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Born: abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Pascal MERCIER

Mother: Madeleine BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pascal MERCIER , Anne CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHER , Marie-Madeleine PARE

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

Marie-Anne married Louis BLAIS 17 August 1733 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Louis BLAIS was born 29 September 1705 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Louis died 23 August 1793 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Louis was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN.

Marie-Anne MERCIER died 15 January 1772 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne MERCIER

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Marie-Anne MERCIER married

Louis BLAIS
Marriage date: 17 August 1733
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louis BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN

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Children of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER

Louise BLAIS

Born: 14 September 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1810, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE 14 November 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis BLAIS

Born: 6 January 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1802, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve GAULIN (GOLIN) 14 November 1757 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Married: Victoire QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME 27 October 1788 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Anne BLAIS

Born: 18 September 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 18 September 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Basile BOUCHARD 10 June 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph-Marie BLAIS

Born: 11 March 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Francois BLAIS

Born: 12 February 1742, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Therese DRUGEOT 22 February 1784 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angelique BLAIS

Born: 28 September 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 22 February 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: François-Xavier TALBOT 14 June 1763 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Josette BLAIS

Born: 13 March 1745, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Madeleine BLAIS

Born: 2 July 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Ignace FORTIN 3 February 1777 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Genevieve BLAIS

Born: 24 January 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre BLAIS

Born: 30 July 1749, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Augustin BLAIS

Born: 20 September 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1819, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth BEAUPIED 25 October 1779 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Francoise BLAIS

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre DANIAU dit LAPRISE 8 February 1773 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Elisabeth BLAIS

Born: 4 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MORIN 21 September 1790 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Catherine BLAIS

Born: 11 March 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 10 May 1826, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie MORISSET 9 October 1781 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MERCIER and Louis BLAIS 17 August 1733, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1733 marriage

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

1734 Birth of Child
Louise BLAIS was born 14 September 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1736 Birth of Child
Louis BLAIS was born 6 January 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 18 September 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was born 11 March 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1742 Birth of Child
Francois BLAIS was born 12 February 1742, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique BLAIS was born 28 September 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS was born 13 March 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1746 Birth of Child
Madeleine BLAIS was born 2 July 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve BLAIS was born 24 January 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre BLAIS was born 30 July 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1751 Birth of Child
Augustin BLAIS was born 20 September 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BLAIS was born 4 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1757 Birth of Child
Catherine BLAIS was born 11 March 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis BLAIS married 14 November 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Genevieve GAULIN (GOLIN)

1757 Marriage of Child
Louise BLAIS married 14 November 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique BLAIS married 14 June 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to François-Xavier TALBOT

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS married 10 June 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Basile BOUCHARD