Louis-Joseph GERVAIS

(b. 20 August 1718 , Grondines, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1781 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Joseph GERVAIS was born 20 August 1718 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Jeanne TESSIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Mathurin TESSIER and Elisabeth LÉTOURNEAU

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Louis-Joseph married Marie-Josephe GENDRON 9 February 1739 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe GENDRON was born 17 April 1711 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Josephe died 20 April 1785 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephe was the child of René GENDRON and Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE.

Louis-Joseph GERVAIS died 3 January 1781 in La-Pérade, 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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Louis-Joseph GERVAIS married

Marie-Josephe GENDRON-- Date: 9 February 1739 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe GENDRON was the child of René GENDRON and Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

Children of Louis-Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe GENDRON:

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS (b.12 April 1740, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS 20 November 1757 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph-Louis GERVAIS (b.21 March 1744, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1816, St-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne-Therese ROCHEREAU 4 February 1765 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve-Basilisse GERVAIS (b.27 April 1749, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1805, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )
m. Louis DERY 31 January 1774 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1718 Birth
20 August 1718
Grondines, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe GENDRON 9 February 1739, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 12 April 1740, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis-Joseph was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis GERVAIS was born 21 March 1744, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis-Joseph was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Genevieve-Basilisse GERVAIS was born 27 April 1749, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis-Joseph was 30 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married 20 November 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS

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 of Child
Joseph-Louis GERVAIS married 4 February 1765, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Anne-Therese ROCHEREAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Genevieve-Basilisse GERVAIS married 31 January 1774, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Louis DERY

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.