Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Born

2 January 1733 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

26 April 1817 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte married François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE 8 April 1755 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 12 March 1736 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . François-Xavier died 9 October 1809 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . François-Xavier was the child of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Parents of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Father

Pierre GERVAIS

Mother

Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Marie-Jeanne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents

Charles VALLEE Marie-Ursule GENDRON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married

François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE
Marriage date: 8 April 1755
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE was the child of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Children of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Marie-Josephte MORAND dite DOUVILLE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles-Benjamin VACHON 12 August 1788 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE

Born: 1 May 1757, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1828, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne VALLÉE 15 July 1788 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre MORAND

Born: 22 May 1768, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 February 1814, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT 4 February 1794 Place: La-Pérade, 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 — 1733
2 January 1733
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS and François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE 8 April 1755 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 22 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 1 May 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 24 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre MORAND was born 22 May 1768, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 35 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE married 15 July 1788, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne VALLÉE

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MORAND dite DOUVILLE married 12 August 1788 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada to Charles-Benjamin VACHON

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Pierre MORAND married 4 February 1794, La-Pérade, Lower Canada to Madeleine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT

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