Marie-Josephte PARADIS

(b. 14 September 1734 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1813 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte PARADIS was born 14 September 1734 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte PARADIS was the child of Jacques PARADIS and Marie-Rosalie BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume PARADIS and Geneviève MILLOIR (maternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Madeleine DANCOSSE

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

Marie-Josephte married Jean BLIER 8 January 1753 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jean BLIER was born abt. 1722 in France. Jean died 14 March 1786 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).

Marie-Josephte PARADIS died 10 February 1813 in Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Josephte PARADIS married

Jean BLIER-- Date: 8 January 1753 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Children of Jean BLIER and Marie-Josephte PARADIS:

Marie-Rosalie BLIER (b.4 September 1758, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1831, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

Joseph BLIER (b.abt. 1759, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1828, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Michel BLIER (b.28 June 1762, Kamouraska, Canada d. , )

Jacques BLIER (b.29 November 1763, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Benoni-Benoit BLIER (b.20 March 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine PARADIS 22 November 1790 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Euphrosine BLIER (b.28 September 1769, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1842, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East )
m. Noel-Antoine OUELLET 4 November 1788 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Thecle BLIER (b.22 April 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 October 1841, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )

Theotiste BLIER (b.20 March 1777, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1734 Birth
14 September 1734
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte PARADIS and Jean BLIER 8 January 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 18 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie BLIER was born 4 September 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Michel BLIER was born 28 June 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

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
Jacques BLIER was born 29 November 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Benoni-Benoit BLIER was born 20 March 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BLIER was born 28 September 1769, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle BLIER was born 22 April 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 36 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Theotiste BLIER was born 20 March 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 42 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean BLIER died 14 March 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1788 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine BLIER married 4 November 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Noel-Antoine OUELLET

1790 Marriage of Child
Benoni-Benoit BLIER married 22 November 1790 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Catherine PARADIS

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)

1813 Death
10 February 1813
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 78.

Added: 7/7/2019 4:34:52 PM - Updated: 7/7/2019 4:37:38 PM