Marie-Reine BLAIS

(b. 18 June 1751 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1824 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Reine BLAIS was born 18 June 1751 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Marie-Reine 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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Marie-Reine married Charles BLANCHET 8 November 1779 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles BLANCHET was born 24 February 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Charles died 31 December 1832 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Charles was the child of Charles BLANCHET and Marguerite BILODEAU.

Marie-Reine BLAIS died 20 April 1824 in Lotbinière, 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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Marie-Reine BLAIS married

Charles BLANCHET-- Date: 8 November 1779 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles BLANCHET was the child of Charles BLANCHET and Marguerite BILODEAU

Children of Charles BLANCHET and Marie-Reine BLAIS:

Jean-Charles BLANCHET (b.29 September 1783, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1848, Lotbinière, Canada East )
m. Marguerite GUILLEMETTE 3 August 1807 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1751 Birth
18 June 1751
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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Reine BLAIS and Charles BLANCHET 8 November 1779, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 28 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles BLANCHET was born 29 September 1783, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Reine was 32 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)

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles BLANCHET married 3 August 1807, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marguerite GUILLEMETTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England