Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

(b. 28 July 1721 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1783 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was born 28 July 1721 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was the child of Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS and Marie-Catherine AUBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL (maternal) François AUBERT and Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY

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Antoine married Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS 7 February 1752 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS was born 17 October 1732 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Angelique died 20 June 1788 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Angelique was the child of Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN.

Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) died 3 October 1783 in Louiseville, 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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Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) married

Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS-- Date: 7 February 1752 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS was the child of Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN

Children of Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS:

Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS (b.10 July 1763, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1816, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )
m. Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND 26 April 1785 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1721 Birth
28 July 1721
Louiseville, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS 7 February 1752, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 30 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS was born 10 July 1763, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Antoine was 41 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.