Marie-Anne BLAIS

(b. 18 September 1738 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 18 September 1779 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 18 September 1738 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne BLAIS was the child of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN (maternal) Jean-Pascal MERCIER and Madeleine BOUCHER

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

Marie-Anne married Basile BOUCHARD 10 June 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basile BOUCHARD was born 23 September 1730 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Basile died 13 April 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Basile was the child of Ignace BOUCHARD and Jeanne-Marie-Anne ROY.

Marie-Anne BLAIS died 18 September 1779 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bouchard Basile

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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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Marie-Anne BLAIS married

Basile BOUCHARD-- Date: 10 June 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Basile BOUCHARD was the child of Ignace BOUCHARD and Jeanne-Marie-Anne ROY

Children of Basile BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne BLAIS:

Ignace BOUCHARD (b.3 March 1770, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 July 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angélique ZAUST 14 October 1799 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1738 Birth
18 September 1738
Berthier-sur-Mer, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BLAIS and Basile BOUCHARD 10 June 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Ignace BOUCHARD was born 3 March 1770, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Anne was 31 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.