Marie-Thérèse BLAIS

Born

2 November 1741 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Died

4 February 1787 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse married Ignace SAMSON 11 January 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 20 children.
Ignace SAMSON was born 22 April 1740 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Ignace died 25 April 1827 in Rigaud, Lower Canada . Ignace was the child of Ignace SAMSON and Rosalie (Rose) BOULET .

Parents & Family of Marie-Thérèse BLAIS

Parents of Marie-Thérèse BLAIS

Father

Louis-Charles BLAIS

Mother

Marguerite CADIEUX

Grandparents of Marie-Thérèse BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CADIEUX Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Thérèse BLAIS

Marie-Thérèse BLAIS married

Ignace SAMSON
Marriage date: 11 January 1762
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada
Ignace SAMSON was the child of Ignace SAMSON and Rosalie (Rose) BOULET

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Ignace SAMSON and Marie-Thérèse BLAIS

Ignace SAMSON

Born: 2 November 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Rose SAMSON

Born: 29 December 1763, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 November 1846, St-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Louise SAMSON

Born: 28 June 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe SAMSON

Born: 18 August 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

François SAMSON

Born: 2 December 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Françoise SAMSON

Born: 13 January 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Agathe-Amable SAMSON

Born: 27 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Noël-Amable SAMSON

Born: 7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe SAMSON

Born: 7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Alexis SAMSON

Born: 3 December 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre SAMSON

Born: 9 November 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 May 1860, Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS 29 August 1808 Place: Rigaud, Lower Canada

Françoise SAMSON

Born: 9 March 1777, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Suzanne SAMSON

Born: 12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine SAMSON

Born: 12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe SAMSON

Born: 9 July 1779, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Véronique SAMSON

Born: 15 September 1780, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Thérèse SAMSON

Born: 14 October 1781, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Rose-Josephte SAMSON

Born: 7 October 1782, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite SAMSON

Born: 9 April 1784, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Rose SAMSON

Born: 15 August 1786, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Thérèse's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
2 November 1741
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse BLAIS and Ignace SAMSON 11 January 1762 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Ignace SAMSON was born 2 November 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 21 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
Marie-Rose SAMSON was born 29 December 1763, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SAMSON was born 28 June 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SAMSON was born 18 August 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
François SAMSON was born 2 December 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise SAMSON was born 13 January 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Agathe-Amable SAMSON was born 27 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SAMSON was born 7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Noël-Amable SAMSON was born 7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Alexis SAMSON was born 3 December 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 33 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre SAMSON was born 9 November 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 34 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Françoise SAMSON was born 9 March 1777, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 35 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine SAMSON was born 12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Suzanne SAMSON was born 12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SAMSON was born 9 July 1779, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 37 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Véronique SAMSON was born 15 September 1780, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 38 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse SAMSON was born 14 October 1781, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 39 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose-Josephte SAMSON was born 7 October 1782, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 40 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite SAMSON was born 9 April 1784, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 42 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose SAMSON was born 15 August 1786, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 44 years old.