Charles BLOUIN

(b. 3 November 1753 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1844 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Charles BLOUIN was born 3 November 1753 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Charles BLOUIN was the child of Joseph-Marie BLOUIN and Marie-Josephte-Natalie BLAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BLOUIN and Madeleine LANGLOIS (maternal) Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN

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Charles married Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY 19 October 1778 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY was born 19 December 1759 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephe died 15 November 1812 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephe BLOUIN.

Charles married (2) Marie-Ursule BLOUIN 9 September 1816 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . Marie-Ursule BLOUIN was born abt. 1796 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Ursule was the child of Emery BLOUIN and Marie Josephte UNKNOWN.

Charles BLOUIN died 21 August 1844 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada .
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Charles BLOUIN married

Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY-- Date: 19 October 1778 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephe BLOUIN

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Charles BLOUIN married

Marie-Ursule BLOUIN-- Date: 9 September 1816 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Ursule BLOUIN was the child of Emery BLOUIN and Marie Josephte UNKNOWN

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Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Eglise de St. Jean de L'Ile D'Orleans construite en 1734
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1753 Birth
3 November 1753
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Biography
Charles BLOUIN

(1753-1844)

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Né à Saint-Jean (île d'Orléans), et baptisé le 3 novembre 1753, dans l'église paroissiale, fils de Joseph Blouin, capitaine dans la milice, et de Marie-Joseph Blais.

Agriculteur dans la paroisse Saint-Jean. Nommé capitaine dans la milice le 3 avril 1809.

Élu député d'Orléans en 1810. Réélu en 1814 et en 1816. Appuya le Parti canadien. Ne se serait pas représenté en avril 1820.

Décédé à Saint-Jean (île d'Orléans), le 21 août 1844, à l'âge de 90 ans et 9 mois. Inhumé dans le cimetière paroissial, le 22 août 1844.

Avait épousé dans sa paroisse natale, le 19 octobre 1778, sa parente Marie-Joseph Tremblay, fille de Jacques Tremblay et de Marie-Joseph Blouin; puis, au même endroit, le 9 septembre 1816, sa parente Marie-Ursule Blouin, fille de l'agriculteur Émery Blouin et d'une prénommée Marie-Joseph.
www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/blouin-charles-2145/biographie.html

Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Charles BLOUIN and Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY 19 October 1778, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.

1778 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY died 15 November 1812, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1816 Marriage / Partner
Charles BLOUIN and Marie-Ursule BLOUIN 9 September 1816, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 62 years old.