Gabriel BLOUIN

Born

February 1740 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

28 December 1804 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Gabriel married Geneviève MERCIER 31 January 1763 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Geneviève MERCIER was born 29 November 1740 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 8 March 1810 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER .

Parents & Family of Gabriel BLOUIN

Parents of Gabriel BLOUIN

Father

Gabriel BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother

Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN

Grandparents of Gabriel BLOUIN

Paternal grandparents

Jean BLOUIN (BELLOIN) Marguerite-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents

Louis BEAUDOIN Angélique ROY

Gabriel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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m. Mercier Genevieve

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gabriel BLOUIN

Gabriel BLOUIN married

Geneviève MERCIER
Marriage date: 31 January 1763
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève MERCIER was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Children of Gabriel BLOUIN and Geneviève MERCIER

Gabriel-Amable BLOUIN

Born: 2 November 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Basile BLOUIN

Born: 25 December 1768, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1833, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise BLOUIN

Born: 13 March 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 April 1847, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East

Marguerite BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE

Born: 30 December 1774, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 May 1816, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Marie-Joseph BLOUIN

Born: 23 April 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Andre-Louis BLOUIN

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose BLAIS 23 January 1798 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN)

Born: 17 April 1779, St-Gabriel and Kildare, Berthier, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine CORRIVEAU 24 October 1803 Place: Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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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 — 1740
February 1740
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BLOUIN and Geneviève MERCIER 31 January 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 23 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Gabriel-Amable BLOUIN was born 2 November 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Gabriel was 23 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Basile BLOUIN was born 25 December 1768, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Gabriel was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BLOUIN was born 13 March 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Gabriel was 33 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE was born 30 December 1774, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Gabriel 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph BLOUIN was born 23 April 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Gabriel was 37 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN) was born 17 April 1779, St-Gabriel and Kildare, Berthier, Canada

Gabriel was 39 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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Andre-Louis BLOUIN married 23 January 1798, , Québec Province, Canada to Rose BLAIS

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELOIN (BLOUIN) married 24 October 1803, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada to Catherine CORRIVEAU