Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Born

27 June 1715 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

24 May 1793 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

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Nicolas GERVAIS Marie-Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET)

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Born: 27 June 1715 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Nicolas GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET)

Paternal grandparents: Jean GERVAIS , Anne ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR , Louise TESSIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) 12 October 1739 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) was born 11 December 1719 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne died 16 December 1801 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LOISEL and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY.

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 24 May 1793 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 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-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE)
Marriage date: 12 October 1739
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste LOISEL and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY

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Marie-Therese GERVAIS

Born: 31 October 1750, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 4 November 1774, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Philippe JUNEAU dit LATULIPPE 1 July 1771 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1715
27 June 1715
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) 12 October 1739 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese GERVAIS was born 31 October 1750, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese GERVAIS married 1 July 1771, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Philippe JUNEAU dit LATULIPPE

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Therese GERVAIS died 4 November 1774, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 59 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.