Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

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

Died

12 April 1804 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Pierre BLAIS Elisabeth BILODEAU

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Born: 30 April 1723 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BLAIS

Mother: Elisabeth BILODEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLAIS , Françoise BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BILODEAU , 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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Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT
Marriage date: 25 November 1748
Marriage 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

Born: 7 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1816, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU 9 January 1769 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Reine BLAIS

Born: 18 June 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1824, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BLANCHET 8 November 1779 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

Born: 10 August 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1824, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Theotiste HUDON dite BEAULIEU 3 February 1777 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marguerite BLAIS

Born: 2 September 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1821, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1723
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)