Alexis GERVAIS

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25 September 1763 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 May 1828 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Joseph GERVAIS Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND

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Born: 25 September 1763 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Louise ROBERT dite ST-AMAND

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GERVAIS , Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit ST-AMAND , Marie-Louise RICARD

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Alexis married Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX 23 July 1792 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX was born 22 December 1776 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie Desanges (Angelique) was the child of Charles CADIEUX and Marie-Desanges FONTAINE.

Alexis GERVAIS died 24 May 1828 in Varennes, 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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Alexis GERVAIS married

Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX
Marriage date: 23 July 1792
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX was the child of Charles CADIEUX and Marie-Desanges FONTAINE

Children of Alexis GERVAIS and Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX

Louis GERVAIS

Born: 19 November 1798, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 29 July 1837, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE 6 July 1824 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1763
25 September 1763
La-Pérade, Province of 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Alexis GERVAIS and Marie Desanges (Angelique) CADIEUX 23 July 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 28 years old.

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

1798 Birth of Child
Louis GERVAIS was born 19 November 1798, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Alexis was 35 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Louis GERVAIS married 6 July 1824, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie Marcelline (Marcelle) BEAUPRE

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)