François
BLAIS
Born
3 March 1736
,
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died
20 January 1815
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
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Born: 3 March 1736 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Father:
Antoine BLAIS
Mother:
Marie-Anne CHARTIER
Paternal grandparents:
Antoine BLAIS
, Jeanne LAMY
Maternal grandparents:
Michel CHARTIER
, Anne DESTROISMAISONS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Geneviève DUBOIS 10 February 1755 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève DUBOIS was born 10 January 1739 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Geneviève died 12 March 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Pierre DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise RIVARD.
François BLAIS died 20 January 1815 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of François BLAIS
François BLAIS married 
Geneviève DUBOIS
Marriage date: 10 February 1755
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Geneviève DUBOIS was the child of Pierre DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise RIVARD
Geneviève DUBOISMarriage date: 10 February 1755
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Geneviève DUBOIS was the child of Pierre DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise RIVARD
Children of François BLAIS and Geneviève DUBOIS
Louis BLAISMarried: Françoise AUDET dite LAPOINTE 22 August 1808 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Alexandre BLAISBorn: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Louise DEMERS 26 May 1800 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
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Birth — 17363 March 1736
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
1755 Marriage / PartnerFrançois BLAIS and Geneviève DUBOIS 10 February 1755, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
He was 18 years old.
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.
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 Canada1800 Marriage of ChildAlexandre BLAIS married 26 May 1800, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Louise DEMERS
1808 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeneviève DUBOIS died 12 March 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1808 Marriage of ChildLouis BLAIS married 22 August 1808, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Françoise AUDET dite LAPOINTE
Death — 181520 January 1815
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.
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