Joseph-Marie BLAIS

Born

16 August 1750 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

29 April 1821 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Born: 16 August 1750 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph-Marie BLAIS

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Joseph-Marie BLAIS

Mother

Marie-Charlotte LEBLONDE (LEBLOND)

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS Françoise BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents

Martin LEBLONDE (LEBLOND) Anne-Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Joseph-Marie had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Marie married Marie-Josephte PARE 20 September 1773 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte PARE was born 30 November 1752 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 30 June 1833 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis PARE and Marie-Louise FOURNIER.

Joseph-Marie BLAIS died 29 April 1821 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie BLAIS

Joseph-Marie BLAIS married

Marie-Josephte PARE
Marriage date: 20 September 1773
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte PARE was the child of Louis PARE and Marie-Louise FOURNIER

Children of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marie-Josephte PARE

Joseph-Louis BLAIS

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte BLAIS

Born: 8 January 1775, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 March 1840, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Marie-Françoise BLAIS

Born: 16 August 1781, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 May 1860, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

Married: Joseph MORIN 1800

Reine BLAIS

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1750
16 August 1750
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marie-Josephte PARE 20 September 1773 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 23 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Josephte BLAIS was born 8 January 1775, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph-Marie was 24 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BLAIS was born 16 August 1781, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph-Marie was 31 years old.

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)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England