Joseph BLAIS

(b. 9 April 1753 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1808 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BLAIS was born 9 April 1753 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Joseph BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Marguerite MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU (maternal) Pierre-Noel MORIN and Thérèse PELLETIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Angelique ROUTHIER 10 October 1774 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique ROUTHIER was born 11 November 1748 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Angelique died 24 October 1825 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Angelique was the child of Michel ROUTHIER and Angelique MAUFAY (MAUFETTE).

Joseph BLAIS died 19 December 1808 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada .

m. Routhier Angelique

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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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Joseph BLAIS married

Angelique ROUTHIER-- Date: 10 October 1774 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique ROUTHIER was the child of Michel ROUTHIER and Angelique MAUFAY (MAUFETTE)

Children of Joseph BLAIS and Angelique ROUTHIER:

Louise BLAIS (b.abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Barthelemy POULIOT 18 November 1806 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1753 Birth
9 April 1753
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLAIS and Angelique ROUTHIER 10 October 1774, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 21 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.