Jacques BLAIS

(b. 6 April 1682 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1759 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

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Jacques BLAIS was born 6 April 1682 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)

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

Jacques married Louise-Angélique CARTIER 30 June 1713 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise-Angélique CARTIER was born 1 February 1690 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louise-Angélique died 21 September 1733 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louise-Angélique was the child of Guillaume CARTIER and Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER).

Jacques married (2) Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR 17 February 1734 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR was born 20 November 1703 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 29 January 1747 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE.

Jacques BLAIS died 24 December 1759 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .
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Jacques BLAIS married

Louise-Angélique CARTIER-- Date: 30 June 1713 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Louise-Angélique CARTIER was the child of Guillaume CARTIER and Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER)

Children of Jacques BLAIS and Louise-Angélique CARTIER:

Jacques BLAIS (b.21 March 1715, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1810, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie MILLET 31 January 1746 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Antoine BLAIS (b.abt. 1718, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 July 1790, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Agathe ALARIE 26 August 1747 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)
m. Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE 3 January 1763 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Francoise BLAIS (b.25 March 1724, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1813, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. François GODARD 25 February 1743 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Pierre MILOT 9 February 1756 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claire BLAIS (b.29 July 1726, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1798, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste ARCAND 14 February 1752 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques BLAIS married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR-- Date: 17 February 1734 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR was the child of Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Children of Jacques BLAIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR:

Joseph BLAIS (b.21 November 1734, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1806, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite LAURE (LORD) 27 January 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise BLAIS (b.11 June 1736, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1791, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BLAIS 21 January 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste-Antoine BLAIS (b.10 April 1741, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1818, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite AIDE dite CRÉQUY 30 April 1764 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
m. Angélique FLEURY 8 October 1804 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

François BLAIS SÉVIGNY (b.19 February 1743, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine LACAILLE 20 September 1779 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Alexis BLAIS (b.28 February 1745, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1810, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE 24 April 1769 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1682 Birth
6 April 1682
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

'Jacques was born on 6 April 1682 and baptized two days later at Saint-Jean. He married Louise-Angelique Cartier, daughter of Guillaume and of Marie-Etiennette Garnier, on 30 June 1713 at Trois-Riviers... Jacques fathered another daughter before his marriage to Louise-Angelique. The mother of this infant girl was Marie Faye, daughter of Pierre and of Madeleine Chartier.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 43

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BLAIS and Louise-Angélique CARTIER 30 June 1713 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 31 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Jacques BLAIS was born 21 March 1715, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques was 32 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise BLAIS was born 25 March 1724, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques was 41 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Claire BLAIS was born 29 July 1726, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques was 44 years old.

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Angélique CARTIER died 21 September 1733, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BLAIS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR 17 February 1734 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 51 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph BLAIS was born 21 November 1734, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jacques was 52 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Françoise BLAIS was born 11 June 1736, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jacques was 54 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine BLAIS was born 10 April 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques was 59 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
François BLAIS SÉVIGNY was born 19 February 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques was 60 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise BLAIS married 25 February 1743 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to François GODARD

1745 Birth of Child
Alexis BLAIS was born 28 February 1745, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques was 62 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Jacques BLAIS married 31 January 1746 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie MILLET

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Jeanne SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR died 29 January 1747 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1747 Marriage of Child
Antoine BLAIS married 26 August 1747 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to Agathe ALARIE

1752 Marriage of Child
Claire BLAIS married 14 February 1752, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste ARCAND

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise BLAIS married 9 February 1756, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Pierre MILOT

1759 Death
24 December 1759
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 77.

Added: 9/16/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 1/6/2014 1:53:41 AM