Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Born

29 June 1707 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Anne LEFEBVRE

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Born: 29 June 1707 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Mother: Anne LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents: René GERVAIS , Marie JOUSSELOT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEFEBVRE , Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ

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Jean-Baptiste married Thérèse SENÉCAL 25 February 1732 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Thérèse SENÉCAL was born 20 November 1708 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Thérèse died 4 June 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT.

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 5 November 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Thérèse SENÉCAL
Marriage date: 25 February 1732
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Thérèse SENÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Thérèse SENÉCAL

Marie-Amable GERVAIS

Born: 23 November 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François LONGTIN 10 May 1751 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Thérèse GERVAIS

Born: 24 February 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin BOURDON 28 January 1754 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne GERVAIS

Born: abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas GERVAIS

Born: abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 1 July 1765 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise NORMANDIN 11 January 1785 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1707 Baptism

Baptism found at Notre-Dame-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Madeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada

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

Birth — 1707
29 June 1707
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Thérèse SENÉCAL 25 February 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS was born 23 November 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Thérèse GERVAIS was born 24 February 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS married 10 May 1751 , La Prairie, Canada, New France to François LONGTIN

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GERVAIS married 28 January 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Augustin BOURDON

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.

1765 Death of Child
Thérèse GERVAIS died 14 February 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas GERVAIS married 1 July 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

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.