Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

Born

10 February 1701 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1780 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BLAIS Françoise BEAUDOIN

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Born: 10 February 1701 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BLAIS

Mother: Françoise BEAUDOIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) , Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BEAUDOIN , Françoise DURAND

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite ROY 13 June 1726 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite ROY was born 9 July 1708 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 22 April 1771 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Noel ROY and Marguerite RABOUIN.

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS died 22 May 1780 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marguerite ROY
Marriage date: 13 June 1726
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marguerite ROY was the child of Noel ROY and Marguerite RABOUIN

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY

Marguerite BLAIS

Born: 1 January 1729, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1814, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE 20 November 1747 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Francoise-Genevieve BLAIS

Born: 31 August 1730, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1804, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume LEMIEUX 11 May 1750 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Josette BLAIS

Born: 2 May 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre GODIN 20 August 1753 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Married: Antoine MARCEAU 20 October 1755 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Genevieve BLAIS

Born: 13 February 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 10 February 1824, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne-Urbain REMILLARD 1 August 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Louise BLAIS

Born: 8 September 1737, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 20 February 1832, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Louis GEHU (GEGU) 18 February 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Augustin BLAIS

Born: 14 June 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 24 August 1823, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique MERCIER 7 October 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine BLAIS

Born: 1 April 1741, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Boniface AUBE dit LANGLOIS 15 November 1762 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Andre BLAIS

Born: 14 March 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1786, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marthe BLANCHET 26 October 1767 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

Born: 13 February 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne MERCIER 7 January 1771 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Married: Elisabeth BUTEAU 8 July 1788 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Francois BLAIS

Born: 20 November 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 19 December 1826, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BLANCHET 9 November 1772 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Married: Marie-Marguerite ROY 11 January 1780 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine BLAIS

Born: 25 September 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Francois BLANCHET 26 July 1767 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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Birth — 1701
10 February 1701
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY 13 June 1726 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 1 January 1729, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Francoise-Genevieve BLAIS was born 31 August 1730, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS was born 2 May 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Genevieve BLAIS was born 13 February 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BLAIS was born 8 September 1737, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Augustin BLAIS was born 14 June 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Madeleine BLAIS was born 1 April 1741, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Andre BLAIS was born 14 March 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 13 February 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Francois BLAIS was born 20 November 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BLAIS married 20 November 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS was born 25 September 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Francoise-Genevieve BLAIS married 11 May 1750 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Guillaume LEMIEUX

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS married 20 August 1753 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre GODIN

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS married 20 October 1755 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Antoine MARCEAU

1757 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BLAIS married 1 August 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Etienne-Urbain REMILLARD

1762 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BLAIS married 15 November 1762 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Boniface AUBE dit LANGLOIS

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BLAIS married 18 February 1765 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Louis GEHU (GEGU)

1765 Marriage of Child
Augustin BLAIS married 7 October 1765 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Angelique MERCIER

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

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

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS died 1 April 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Baptiste was 69 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS married 7 January 1771, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Anne MERCIER

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite ROY died 22 April 1771, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1772 Marriage of Child
Francois BLAIS married 9 November 1772 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marguerite BLANCHET

1773 Death of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS died 7 December 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 72 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.