Marguerite BLANCHET

(b. 11 November 1754 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1778 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite BLANCHET was born 11 November 1754 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Marguerite BLANCHET was the child of Charles BLANCHET and Marguerite BILODEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU (maternal) Gabriel BILODEAU and Suzanne BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Marguerite married Francois BLAIS 9 November 1772 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Francois BLAIS was born 20 November 1746 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Francois died 19 December 1826 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY.

Marguerite BLANCHET died 8 December 1778 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Blais Francois

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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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Marguerite BLANCHET married

Francois BLAIS-- Date: 9 November 1772 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois BLAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY

Children of Francois BLAIS and Marguerite BLANCHET:

Marie-Marguerite BLAIS (b.18 August 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Roger BLAIS (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Madeleine BLAIS (b.11 February 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1754 Birth
11 November 1754
Berthier-sur-Mer, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BLANCHET and Francois BLAIS 9 November 1772 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 18 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BLAIS was born 18 August 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite 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.