Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

(b. 30 April 1723 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1804 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 30 April 1723 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN (maternal) Antoine BILODEAU and Geneviève TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT 25 November 1748 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT was born abt. 1722 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 2 April 1800 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Pierre-Noel MORIN and Thérèse PELLETIER.

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS died 12 April 1804 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-Baptiste BLAIS married

Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT-- Date: 25 November 1748 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of Pierre-Noel MORIN and Thérèse PELLETIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT:

Therese BLAIS (b.7 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1816, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU 9 January 1769 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Reine BLAIS (b.18 June 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1824, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Charles BLANCHET 8 November 1779 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS (b.10 August 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1824, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Theotiste HUDON dite BEAULIEU 3 February 1777 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marguerite BLAIS (b.2 September 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1821, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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1723 Birth
30 April 1723
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT 25 November 1748 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Therese BLAIS was born 7 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS was born 18 June 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 10 August 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 2 September 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste 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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Therese BLAIS married 9 January 1769, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS married 3 February 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Theotiste HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS married 8 November 1779, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Charles BLANCHET

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

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

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