Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

Born

abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

abt. 1811 , Québec Province, Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

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Born: abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

Father

Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

Mother

Jeanne-Anne ACHIM dite ST-ANDRÉ

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Anne LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Etienne ACHIM dit ST-ANDRÉ Marie MARCIL (MARSIL)

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS 28 October 1765 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was born 6 June 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 25 September 1826 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Marguerite DENIGER.

Joseph-Marie GERVAIS died abt. 1811 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

Joseph-Marie GERVAIS married

Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS
Marriage date: 28 October 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was the child of François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Marguerite DENIGER

Children of Joseph-Marie GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

Catherine GERVAIS

Born: 28 January 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 November 1825, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LUCAS 4 February 1799 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS 28 October 1765, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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.