Jacques BLAIS

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26 July 1720 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1793 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Antoine BLAIS Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER

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Born: 26 July 1720 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine BLAIS

Mother: Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) , Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas FOURNIER , Marie HUBERT

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Jacques married Marie-Louise LACROIX 29 May 1747 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Louise LACROIX was born 7 March 1727 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 29 January 1797 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Louise was the child of Gabriel LACROIX and Marie-Anne-Agnes CLOUTIER.

Jacques BLAIS died 17 March 1793 in Saint-Vallier, 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.

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Marie-Louise LACROIX
Marriage date: 29 May 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise LACROIX was the child of Gabriel LACROIX and Marie-Anne-Agnes CLOUTIER

Children of Jacques BLAIS and Marie-Louise LACROIX

Marie-Josephte BLAIS

Born: 17 March 1754, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1811, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN 15 April 1771 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine BLAIS

Born: 20 August 1755, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1802, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques-Philippe LABRECQUE 28 April 1778 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques BLAIS

Born: 19 November 1761, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Brigitte CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ 21 November 1780 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Etienne BLAIS

Born: 26 December 1763, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 May 1842, Ste-Marguerite-de-Jolliet, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise CORRIVEAU 10 January 1785 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Thomas BLAIS

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique DODIER 3 March 1794 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
26 July 1720
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BLAIS and Marie-Louise LACROIX 29 May 1747, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BLAIS was born 17 March 1754, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 33 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BLAIS was born 20 August 1755, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jacques BLAIS was born 19 November 1761, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 41 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Etienne BLAIS was born 26 December 1763, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BLAIS married 15 April 1771, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN

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.