Marie-Josephe GERVAIS

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7 January 1714 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1807 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Marie-Jeanne TESSIER

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Born: 7 January 1714 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Jeanne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin TESSIER , Elisabeth LÉTOURNEAU

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Marie-Josephe married Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR 22 August 1735 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 31 August 1707 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Ambroise died 30 July 1753 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Ambroise was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE).

Marie-Josephe GERVAIS died 17 October 1807 in La-Pérade, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephe GERVAIS married

Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 22 August 1735
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE)

Children of Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephe GERVAIS

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Born: 22 June 1746, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 19 November 1831, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne PELLETIER 26 September 1803 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Born: 1 November 1749, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 20 February 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Amable VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 14 November 1768 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1714
7 January 1714
Grondines, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe GERVAIS and Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR 22 August 1735, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 22 June 1746, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 32 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 1 November 1749, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR died 30 July 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR married 14 November 1768, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Amable VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

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

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR married 26 September 1803, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Etienne PELLETIER

Death — 1807
17 October 1807
La-Pérade, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 93.

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