Michel-Toussaint BLAIS

(b. abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 September 1783 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel-Toussaint BLAIS was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Michel-Toussaint BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) (maternal) Jacques BEAUDOIN and Françoise DURAND

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Michel-Toussaint married Françoise LIZOTTE 25 June 1741 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Françoise LIZOTTE was born 4 June 1722 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 7 November 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Françoise was the child of Joseph LIZOTTE and Françoise DANCOSSE.

Michel-Toussaint BLAIS died 8 September 1783 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Michel-Toussaint BLAIS married

Françoise LIZOTTE-- Date: 25 June 1741 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Françoise LIZOTTE was the child of Joseph LIZOTTE and Françoise DANCOSSE

Children of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE:

Francoise BLAIS (b.19 September 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS 24 October 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Catherine BLAIS (b.5 March 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France)

Michel BLAIS (b.26 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1821, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte FOURNIER 30 January 1769 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BLAIS (b.21 July 1749, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Marie BLAIS (b.29 April 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1821, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite MATHIEU 3 October 1774 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis BLAIS (b.7 January 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1838, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Gabrielle ROY 8 January 1781 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
m. Marie-Anne BOSSE 10 October 1786 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louise BLAIS (b.13 January 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1828, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Simon FOURNIER 24 February 1783 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE 25 June 1741, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1742 Birth of Child
Francoise BLAIS was born 19 September 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1744 Birth of Child
Catherine BLAIS was born 5 March 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1746 Birth of Child
Michel BLAIS was born 26 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1749 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 21 July 1749, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was born 29 April 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis BLAIS was born 7 January 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1757 Birth of Child
Louise BLAIS was born 13 January 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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 Marriage of Child
Francoise BLAIS married 24 October 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS

1769 Marriage of Child
Michel BLAIS married 30 January 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Charlotte FOURNIER

1773 Death of Child
Francoise BLAIS died 6 September 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS married 3 October 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marguerite MATHIEU

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.