Antoine BLAIS

Born

abt. 1718 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

25 July 1790 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Antoine BLAIS

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Born: abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Antoine BLAIS

Father

Jacques BLAIS

Mother

Louise-Angélique CARTIER

Grandparents of Antoine BLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume CARTIER Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER)

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

Antoine married Agathe ALARIE 26 August 1747 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe ALARIE was born 23 January 1724 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Agathe died 16 November 1757 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Agathe was the child of Jean-François ALARIE and Marie-Louise LEMAY.

Antoine married (2) Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE 3 January 1763 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE was born 23 September 1721 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Marie-Francoise died 5 September 1795 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Marie-Francoise was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Marie-Françoise GIGNAC.

Antoine BLAIS died 25 July 1790 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Alarie Agathe
m. Marcotte Marie-Francoise

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine BLAIS

Antoine BLAIS married

Agathe ALARIE
Marriage date: 26 August 1747
Marriage place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Agathe ALARIE was the child of Jean-François ALARIE and Marie-Louise LEMAY

Children of Antoine BLAIS and Agathe ALARIE

Françoise BLAIS

Born: 30 June 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 20 February 1844, Louiseville, Canada East

Married: Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT 21 November 1774 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine BLAIS married

Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE
Marriage date: 3 January 1763
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Marie-Françoise GIGNAC

Children of Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE

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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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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BLAIS and Agathe ALARIE 26 August 1747 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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

1755 Birth of Child
Françoise BLAIS was born 30 June 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe ALARIE died 16 November 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1763 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE 3 January 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Françoise BLAIS married 21 November 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT

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.