Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Born

9 May 1685 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

27 July 1769 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BLANCHET Marie FOURNIER

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Born: 9 May 1685 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BLANCHET

Mother: Marie FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume FOURNIER , Françoise HÉBERT

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Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève GAGNÉ 6 April 1712 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 27 February 1691 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Geneviève was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Geneviève ROUSSEAU 14 September 1727 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Geneviève ROUSSEAU was born 23 September 1708 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Geneviève died 12 March 1782 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Jean ROUSSEAU and Marie DESTROISMAISONS.

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET died 27 July 1769 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET married

Geneviève GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 6 April 1712
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève GAGNÉ was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ

François BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1712, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 October 1745, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Claire FOURNIER 15 October 1736 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Born: 7 April 1714, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Married: Josephe FOURNIER 7 November 1740 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 August 1797, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ 27 June 1740 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Simon BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 September 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD 27 April 1741 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 December 1787, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques BEAUMONT 24 April 1747 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Alexis BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1724, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 August 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT 21 August 1747 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET married

Geneviève ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 14 September 1727
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève ROUSSEAU was the child of Jean ROUSSEAU and Marie DESTROISMAISONS

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Alexandre BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1728, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 January 1812, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE 11 January 1751 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Augustin BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1729, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1800,

Married: Angélique JALBERT 15 January 1753 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Genevieve BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 October 1810, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Louis THIBAULT 28 July 1761 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Charles BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1732, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 May 1806, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BILODEAU 4 February 1754 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Claire BLANCHET

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 7 February 1763 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Reine BLANCHET

Born: 11 July 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie LESSARD 7 April 1761 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) 7 November 1791 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André BLANCHET

Born: 14 April 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1793, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) 11 September 1769 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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Birth — 1685
9 May 1685
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ 6 April 1712 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET was born 7 April 1714, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU 14 September 1727, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 42 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
François BLANCHET married 15 October 1736, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Claire FOURNIER

1740 Marriage of Child
Pierre BLANCHET married 27 June 1740 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ

1740 Birth of Child
Reine BLANCHET was born 11 July 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET married 7 November 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Josephe FOURNIER

1741 Marriage of Child
Simon BLANCHET married 27 April 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD

1742 Birth of Child
André BLANCHET was born 14 April 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1745 Death of Child
François BLANCHET died 8 October 1745, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 60 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BLANCHET married 24 April 1747, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jacques BEAUMONT

1747 Marriage of Child
Alexis BLANCHET married 21 August 1747, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT

1751 Marriage of Child
Alexandre BLANCHET married 11 January 1751 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

1752 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET died 6 February 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 66 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Augustin BLANCHET married 15 January 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Angélique JALBERT

1754 Marriage of Child
Charles BLANCHET married 4 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marguerite BILODEAU

1761 Marriage of Child
Reine BLANCHET married 7 April 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie LESSARD

1761 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BLANCHET married 28 July 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Louis THIBAULT

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
Claire BLANCHET married 7 February 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

Death — 1769
27 July 1769
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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