Marie-Josephte BLAIS

(b. 17 March 1754 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1811 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte BLAIS was born 17 March 1754 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte BLAIS was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Marie-Louise LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine BLAIS and Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER (maternal) Gabriel LACROIX and Marie-Anne-Agnes CLOUTIER

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Marie-Josephte married Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN 15 April 1771 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN was born 11 June 1747 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Louis-Barnabe died 19 April 1809 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Louis-Barnabe was the child of Louis BOUTIN and Marie-Elisabeth MENEUX.

Marie-Josephte BLAIS died 15 March 1811 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Boutin Louis-Barnabe

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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-Josephte BLAIS married

Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN-- Date: 15 April 1771 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN was the child of Louis BOUTIN and Marie-Elisabeth MENEUX

Children of Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN and Marie-Josephte BLAIS:

Antoine BOUTIN (b.4 September 1775, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 October 1852, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Monique TREMBLAY 6 February 1815 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles BOUTIN (b.27 March 1777, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 November 1818, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Louise LACASSE 28 January 1799 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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1754 Birth
17 March 1754
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BLAIS and Louis-Barnabe BOUTIN 15 April 1771, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine BOUTIN was born 4 September 1775, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 21 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
Charles BOUTIN was born 27 March 1777, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 23 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)

1799 Marriage of Child
Charles BOUTIN married 28 January 1799, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Louise LACASSE

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