Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Born

12 March 1737 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

12 March 1803 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

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Born: 12 March 1737 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Father

Augustin BLAIS

Mother

Madeleine FORTIER

Grandparents of Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS Françoise BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER Marie-Madeleine RUEL

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

Marie-Elisabeth married Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER 7 November 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER was born 14 September 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste-Joseph died 2 January 1781 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste-Joseph was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER.

Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS died 12 March 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Mercier Jean-Baptiste-Joseph

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS married

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER
Marriage date: 7 November 1757
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Jean-Baptiste-Simon MERCIER

Born: 30 October 1758, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1814, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Elisabeth MERCIER

Born: 30 December 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph MERCIER

Born: 9 March 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 14 December 1836, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Angelique MERCIER

Born: 3 March 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 November 1841, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

Madeleine MERCIER

Born: 7 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 May 1815, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Pascal MERCIER

Born: 27 March 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1799, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Marie MERCIER

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 May 1788, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph MERCIER

Born: 25 July 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
12 March 1737
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS and Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER 7 November 1757 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 20 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Simon MERCIER was born 30 October 1758, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MERCIER was born 30 December 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Elisabeth was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 9 March 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 25 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Angelique MERCIER was born 3 March 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 26 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Madeleine MERCIER was born 7 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pascal MERCIER was born 27 March 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 25 July 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 34 years old.

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.