flag male ancestor  Jean  GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

  (b. 26 October 1733 Louiseville, Canada, New France   d. 1 January 1791 Louiseville, Lower Canada )  

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Jean GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was born 26 October 1733 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Jean 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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Jean  married  Marguerite RENAUD 15 February 1762 in Beauport, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite RENAUD  was born 10 April 1738 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marguerite died 1 January 1781 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup).  Marguerite was the child of Pierre RENAUD and Marie-Catherine GARIEPY.

Jean GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) died 1 January 1791 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Jean GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) married flag female ancestor Marguerite RENAUD-- Date: 15 February 1762 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada
Marguerite RENAUD was the child of Pierre RENAUD and Marie-Catherine GARIEPY




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birth1733 Birth
26 October 1733
Louiseville, Canada, New France
marriage1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Marguerite RENAUD 15 February 1762, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 28 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique GERLAIS was born 2 June 1765, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean was 31 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite RENAUD died 1 January 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique GERLAIS married 23 October 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean-Francois TREPANIER
death1791 Death
1 January 1791
Louiseville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 57.
Added: 1/31/2019 11:32:33 AM - Updated: 8/6/2025 12:56:15 PM

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