Louis BLANCHET

(b. 3 April 1701 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1772 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis BLANCHET was born 3 April 1701 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Louis BLANCHET was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume FOURNIER and Françoise HÉBERT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Angélique JOLY 12 July 1723 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Angélique JOLY was born 3 August 1702 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angélique died 19 November 1791 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Vital JOLY and Marie JINCHEREAU.

Louis BLANCHET died 11 October 1772 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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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Louis BLANCHET married

Angélique JOLY-- Date: 12 July 1723 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Angélique JOLY was the child of Vital JOLY and Marie JINCHEREAU

Children of Louis BLANCHET and Angélique JOLY:

Louis BLANCHET (b.abt. 1724, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 January 1805, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite GERBERT dite JALBERT 21 August 1747 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Angélique BLANCHET (b.abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 August 1819, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Basile MORIN 18 January 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET (b.abt. 1729, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 December 1792, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 4 November 1760 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Geneviève BLANCHET (b.abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 April 1814, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Simon TALBOT dit GERVAIS 8 January 1753 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite BLANCHET (b.abt. 1734, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 January 1787, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Prisque MATHIEU 13 May 1754 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marthe BLANCHET (b.abt. 1736, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 October 1803, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Andre BLAIS 26 October 1767 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Francois BLANCHET (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 February 1812, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Reine BLAIS 26 July 1767 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Rosalie BLANCHET 31 January 1780 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1701 Birth
3 April 1701
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Louis BLANCHET and Angélique JOLY 12 July 1723, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 22 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Louis BLANCHET married 21 August 1747, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marguerite GERBERT dite JALBERT

1751 Marriage of Child
Angélique BLANCHET married 18 January 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Basile MORIN

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BLANCHET married 8 January 1753 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Simon TALBOT dit GERVAIS

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BLANCHET married 13 May 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Prisque MATHIEU

1760 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET married 4 November 1760 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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 of Child
Pierre-Francois BLANCHET married 26 July 1767 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Reine BLAIS

1767 Marriage of Child
Marthe BLANCHET married 26 October 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Andre BLAIS