Louis-Charles BLAIS

(b. 6 March 1697 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1760 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada )

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Louis-Charles BLAIS was born 6 March 1697 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis-Charles BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean ROYER and Marie TARGER

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

Louis-Charles married Marguerite CADIEUX 8 November 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite CADIEUX was born 21 September 1706 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marguerite died 15 July 1757 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre CADIEUX and Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE.

Louis-Charles BLAIS died 29 August 1760 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada.
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Louis-Charles BLAIS married

Marguerite CADIEUX-- Date: 8 November 1723 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite CADIEUX was the child of Pierre CADIEUX and Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

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Children of Louis-Charles BLAIS and Marguerite CADIEUX:

Louis BLAIS (b.1 January 1726, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. abt. 1798, )
m. Elisabeth ROULEAU 19 February 1748 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
m. Marie-Charles LALANDE dite LATREILLE 29 May 1780 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Monique-Veronique BLAIS (b.28 February 1727, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUGAS dit LABRECHE 9 June 1749 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Charles-Amable BLAIS (b.17 September 1730, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Françoise DESMOULINS dite LAGIROFLEE 17 May 1751 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Claire-Josephe BLAIS (b.1 September 1732, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1796, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Michel DESMOULINS dit LAGIROFLEE 12 February 1753 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Mathieu BLAIS (b.2 January 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1804, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise GUITARD 8 April 1755 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph-Amable BLAIS (b.5 February 1736, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1813, Rigaud, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR 17 January 1757 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BLAIS (b.30 October 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1798, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Amable ROULEAU 12 October 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse BLAIS (b.2 November 1741, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1787, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Ignace SAMSON 11 January 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Francois BLAIS (b.1 October 1745, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine-Suzanne VIVIEN dite LADOUCEUR 6 February 1775 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Catherine BLAIS (b.1 November 1747, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste RHEAUME 25 January 1768 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
m. Pierre GALAND (GALLANT) 22 November 1790 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1697 Birth
6 March 1697
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

'Louis-Charles was born on 6 March 1697 and baptized the same day at Saint-Jean. He married Marguerite Cadieux, daughter of Pierre and of Jeanne Marsan, on 8 November 1723 at Riviere-des-Prairies.'

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Charles BLAIS and Marguerite CADIEUX 8 November 1723 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 26 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Louis BLAIS was born 1 January 1726, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis-Charles was 28 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Monique-Veronique BLAIS was born 28 February 1727, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis-Charles was 30 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Charles-Amable BLAIS was born 17 September 1730, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis-Charles was 33 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Claire-Josephe BLAIS was born 1 September 1732, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Louis-Charles was 35 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Mathieu BLAIS was born 2 January 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis-Charles was 36 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable BLAIS was born 5 February 1736, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis-Charles was 38 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 30 October 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis-Charles was 41 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BLAIS was born 2 November 1741, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Louis-Charles was 44 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Francois BLAIS was born 1 October 1745, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Louis-Charles was 48 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Catherine BLAIS was born 1 November 1747, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Louis-Charles was 50 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Louis BLAIS married 19 February 1748, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Elisabeth ROULEAU

1749 Marriage of Child
Monique-Veronique BLAIS married 9 June 1749, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Jean-Baptiste DUGAS dit LABRECHE

1751 Marriage of Child
Charles-Amable BLAIS married 17 May 1751, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marie-Françoise DESMOULINS dite LAGIROFLEE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Claire-Josephe BLAIS married 12 February 1753, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Michel DESMOULINS dit LAGIROFLEE

1755 Marriage of Child
Mathieu BLAIS married 8 April 1755, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Françoise GUITARD

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable BLAIS married 17 January 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne LAMADELEINE dite LADOUCEUR