Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

(b. 10 February 1701 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1780 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 10 February 1701 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) (maternal) Jacques BEAUDOIN and Françoise DURAND

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

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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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

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Jean-Baptiste BLAIS married

Marguerite ROY-- Date: 13 June 1726 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 (b.1 January 1729, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1814, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE 20 November 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Francoise-Genevieve BLAIS (b.31 August 1730, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1804, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Guillaume LEMIEUX 11 May 1750 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Josette BLAIS (b.2 May 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre GODIN 20 August 1753 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Antoine MARCEAU 20 October 1755 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Genevieve BLAIS (b.13 February 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1824, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne-Urbain REMILLARD 1 August 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Louise BLAIS (b.8 September 1737, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1832, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GEHU (GEGU) 18 February 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Augustin BLAIS (b.14 June 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 24 August 1823, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique MERCIER 7 October 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine BLAIS (b.1 April 1741, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Boniface AUBE dit LANGLOIS 15 November 1762 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Andre BLAIS (b.14 March 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1786, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marthe BLANCHET 26 October 1767 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS (b.13 February 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne MERCIER 7 January 1771 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Elisabeth BUTEAU 8 July 1788 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Francois BLAIS (b.20 November 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1826, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BLANCHET 9 November 1772 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Marie-Marguerite ROY 11 January 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine BLAIS (b.25 September 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre-Francois BLANCHET 26 July 1767 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1701 Birth
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.