Joseph-Amable GERVAIS

Born

1 June 1730 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

14 February 1810 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Nicolas GERVAIS Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT

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Born: 1 June 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Nicolas GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT

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

Maternal grandparents: Jacques ARCHAMBAULT , Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE

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Joseph-Amable married Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES 27 May 1754 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Amable was the child of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES.

Joseph-Amable married (2) Marie-Marguerite HUNAULT 23 February 1756 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite HUNAULT was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Andre-Joseph HUNAULT and Marie-Anne TETREAU (TETREAULT).

Joseph-Amable married (3) Madeleine CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE 5 October 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . Madeleine CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Jacques CHEVAUDIER dit LÉPINE and Madeleine LANTHIER.

Joseph-Amable married (4) Marguerite MARTIN 8 February 1768 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite MARTIN was born 27 December 1722 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 4 November 1775 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marguerite was the child of Étienne MARTIN and Marie Jeanne COMEAU.

Joseph-Amable married (5) Agathe BEAUDRY 15 April 1776 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe BEAUDRY was born 26 October 1751 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Agathe was the child of Pierre BEAUDRY and Therese COITOU dite ST-JEAN.

Joseph-Amable married (6) Marie-Genevieve JOUET 4 August 1783 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve JOUET was born 25 May 1750 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Genevieve died 12 July 1821 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Francois JOUET and Genevieve GROISSARD.

Joseph-Amable GERVAIS died 14 February 1810 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES
Marriage date: 27 May 1754
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES

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Marie-Marguerite HUNAULT
Marriage date: 23 February 1756
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite HUNAULT was the child of Andre-Joseph HUNAULT and Marie-Anne TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Joseph-Amable GERVAIS married

Madeleine CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE
Marriage date: 5 October 1761
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada
Madeleine CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE was the child of Jacques CHEVAUDIER dit LÉPINE and Madeleine LANTHIER

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Marguerite MARTIN
Marriage date: 8 February 1768
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MARTIN was the child of Étienne MARTIN and Marie Jeanne COMEAU

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Joseph-Amable GERVAIS married

Agathe BEAUDRY
Marriage date: 15 April 1776
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe BEAUDRY was the child of Pierre BEAUDRY and Therese COITOU dite ST-JEAN

Children of Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Agathe BEAUDRY

Marie-Agathe GERVAIS

Born: 6 April 1778, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Amable GERVAIS married

Marie-Genevieve JOUET
Marriage date: 4 August 1783
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Genevieve JOUET was the child of Francois JOUET and Genevieve GROISSARD

Children of Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Marie-Genevieve JOUET

Therese GERVAIS

Born: 9 May 1788, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 July 1854, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada East

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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 — 1730
1 June 1730
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES 27 May 1754, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 24 years old.

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite HUNAULT 23 February 1756, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 25 years old.

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Madeleine CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE 5 October 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 31 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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Marguerite MARTIN 8 February 1768 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 37 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MARTIN died 4 November 1775, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Agathe BEAUDRY 15 April 1776, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 45 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe GERVAIS was born 6 April 1778, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Amable was 47 years old.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Marie-Genevieve JOUET 4 August 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 53 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Therese GERVAIS was born 9 May 1788, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Amable was 57 years old.

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

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

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

Death — 1810
14 February 1810
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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