Pierre BLANCHET

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abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

23 August 1797 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Geneviève GAGNÉ

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Born: abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Mother: Geneviève GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLANCHET , Marie FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Louise PICARD

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Pierre married Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ 27 June 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ was born 11 August 1714 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Gabrielle died 24 January 1801 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Gabrielle was the child of Louis-Augustin GAGNÉ and Elisabeth CHARLAND.

Pierre BLANCHET died 23 August 1797 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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
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.

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Pierre BLANCHET married

Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 27 June 1740
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ was the child of Louis-Augustin GAGNÉ and Elisabeth CHARLAND

Children of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ

Pierre BLANCHET

Born: 18 June 1741, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 18 March 1819, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve GAMACHE 16 January 1767 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis BLANCHET

Born: 23 October 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Felicite VANDANDAIGUE 25 October 1773 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Gabriel BLANCHET

Born: 3 August 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse CHAMBERLAND 20 June 1786 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ 27 June 1740 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre BLANCHET was born 18 June 1741, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1746 Birth of Child
Louis BLANCHET was born 23 October 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Gabriel BLANCHET was born 3 August 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Pierre BLANCHET married 16 January 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Genevieve GAMACHE

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis BLANCHET married 25 October 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Felicite VANDANDAIGUE

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.