Marie-Françoise GERVAIS

Born

12 March 1752 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

29 March 1787 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph GERVAIS Françoise CHENIER

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Born: 12 March 1752 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Joseph GERVAIS

Mother: Françoise CHENIER

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas GERVAIS , Marie-Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHENIER , Barbe RAPIN

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Marie-Françoise married Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON 23 October 1767 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON was born 14 April 1746 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Jean-Bonaventure died 16 July 1821 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Jean-Bonaventure was the child of Jean MILLET dit BEAUSSERON and Barbe JANOT.

Marie-Françoise GERVAIS died 29 March 1787 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie-Françoise GERVAIS married

Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON
Marriage date: 23 October 1767
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON was the child of Jean MILLET dit BEAUSSERON and Barbe JANOT

Children of Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON and Marie-Françoise GERVAIS

Françoise MILLET

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Benjamin PICHE 9 October 1797 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada

Maurice MILLET (MILLIER)

Born: November 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 December 1860, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth-Isabelle BEAUDRY 4 October 1802 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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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 — 1752
12 March 1752
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise GERVAIS and Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON 23 October 1767 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 15 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
Maurice MILLET (MILLIER) was born November 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)