Marie-Genevieve BLAIS

Born

12 March 1727 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

11 February 1804 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Pierre BLAIS Elisabeth BILODEAU

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Born: 12 March 1727 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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Marie-Genevieve married Pierre MORIN 23 August 1751 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre MORIN was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 24 March 1808 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Sebastien MORIN and Françoise BLANCHET.

Marie-Genevieve BLAIS died 11 February 1804 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Genevieve BLAIS married

Pierre MORIN
Marriage date: 23 August 1751
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Pierre MORIN was the child of Sebastien MORIN and Françoise BLANCHET

Children of Pierre MORIN and Marie-Genevieve BLAIS

Genevieve MORIN

Born: 3 June 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 11 October 1815, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Marie-Claire MORIN

Born: 17 July 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1829, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE 30 September 1788 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Augustin MORIN

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte BOUCHARD 13 November 1781 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Marguerite MORIN

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 October 1807, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1727
12 March 1727
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve BLAIS and Pierre MORIN 23 August 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Genevieve MORIN was born 3 June 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve was 25 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire MORIN was born 17 July 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve was 32 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.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Augustin MORIN married 13 November 1781, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Josephte BOUCHARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire MORIN married 30 September 1788, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE

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)