Pierre BLAIS

Born

29 June 1741 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

6 October 1807 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Born: 29 June 1741 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre BLAIS

Father

Augustin BLAIS

Mother

Madeleine FORTIER

Grandparents of Pierre BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS Françoise BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER Marie-Madeleine RUEL

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

Pierre married Rosalie FOURNIER 14 January 1765 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Rosalie FOURNIER was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada. Rosalie died 15 July 1811 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . Rosalie was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Dorothee PLANTE.

Pierre BLAIS died 6 October 1807 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .

m. Fournier Rosalie

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BLAIS

Pierre BLAIS married

Rosalie FOURNIER
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie FOURNIER was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Dorothee PLANTE

Children of Pierre BLAIS and Rosalie FOURNIER

Marie-Rose BLAIS

Born: 27 October 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Reine BLAIS

Born: 24 March 1770, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 December 1799, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Louis BLAIS

Born: 15 January 1772, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 July 1831, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Marie-Joseph BLAIS

Born: 3 October 1773, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1802, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Marie BLAIS

Born: 16 October 1782, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1822, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Michel BLAIS

Born: 29 September 1784, Saint-Henri, 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 — 1741
29 June 1741
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BLAIS and Rosalie FOURNIER 14 January 1765 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose BLAIS was born 27 October 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Reine BLAIS was born 24 March 1770, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louis BLAIS was born 15 January 1772, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph BLAIS was born 3 October 1773, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre was 32 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie BLAIS was born 16 October 1782, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Michel BLAIS was born 29 September 1784, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1799 Death of Child
Reine BLAIS died 17 December 1799, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Pierre was 58 years old.

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

1802 Death of Child
Marie-Joseph BLAIS died 5 March 1802, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Pierre was 60 years old.

Death — 1807
6 October 1807
Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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