Charles BLANCHET

(b. 24 February 1757 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1832 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Charles BLANCHET was born 24 February 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Charles 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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Charles married Marie-Reine BLAIS 8 November 1779 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine BLAIS was born 18 June 1751 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Reine died 20 April 1824 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Reine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT.

Charles BLANCHET died 31 December 1832 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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Charles BLANCHET married

Marie-Reine BLAIS-- Date: 8 November 1779 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Reine BLAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT

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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1757 Birth
24 February 1757
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.

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

He was 22 years old.

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

Charles was 26 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)