Therese BLAIS

(b. 7 March 1750 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1816 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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Therese BLAIS was born 7 March 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Therese BLAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU (maternal) Pierre-Noel MORIN and Thérèse PELLETIER

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Therese married Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU 9 January 1769 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU was born 8 September 1737 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Joseph-Marie died 22 October 1831 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Joseph-Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste CARBONNEAU and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE.

Therese BLAIS died 30 March 1816 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower 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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Therese BLAIS married

Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU-- Date: 9 January 1769 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste CARBONNEAU and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Children of Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU and Therese BLAIS:

Isabelle CARBONNEAU (b.21 February 1785, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 January 1855, , Canada)
m. Nicolas POULIOT 10 November 1818 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1750 Birth
7 March 1750
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Therese BLAIS and Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU 9 January 1769, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 18 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Isabelle CARBONNEAU was born 21 February 1785, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Therese was 34 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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