Joseph GERVAIS

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2 September 1728 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1803 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Pierre GERVAIS Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

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Born: 2 September 1728 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GERVAIS

Mother: Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS , Marie-Jeanne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles VALLEE , Marie-Ursule GENDRON

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Joseph married Marie-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 11 January 1751 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was born 11 October 1726 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Renee-Anne died 12 November 1757 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Renee-Anne was the child of François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT).

Joseph married (2) Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND 8 January 1759 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND was born 6 January 1737 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Louise died 28 November 1811 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit ST-AMAND and Marie-Louise RICARD.

Joseph GERVAIS died 8 May 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS
Marriage date: 11 January 1751
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was the child of François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT)

Children of Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Born: 21 May 1752, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques CUSSON 15 February 1773 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Angelique-Marie-Des-Anges GERVAIS

Born: 15 December 1753, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1820, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 23 October 1786 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth GERVAIS

Born: 5 July 1755, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1827, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Barthelemy SICARD 5 November 1781 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph GERVAIS married

Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND
Marriage date: 8 January 1759
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit ST-AMAND and Marie-Louise RICARD

Children of Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND

Alexis GERVAIS

Born: 25 September 1763, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1828, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX 23 July 1792 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1728
2 September 1728
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 11 January 1751 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 21 May 1752, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Angelique-Marie-Des-Anges GERVAIS was born 15 December 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GERVAIS was born 5 July 1755, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Renee-Anne GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS died 12 November 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND 8 January 1759 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 30 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
Alexis GERVAIS was born 25 September 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married 15 February 1773, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Jacques CUSSON

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth GERVAIS married 5 November 1781 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Barthelemy SICARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Marie-Des-Anges GERVAIS married 23 October 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Alexis GERVAIS married 23 July 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1803
8 May 1803
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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