Jacques
BLAIS
(b.
25 May 1816
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
d.
16 March 1897
,
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
)
Age: 80
Cause of Death: Vieillesse
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Jacques BLAIS was born 25 May 1816 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Jacques BLAIS was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Elisabeth LETOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre BLAIS and Marie BELANGER (maternal) Joseph LETOURNEAU and Marguerite DENIS dite LAPIERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS 27 May 1845 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS was born 31 July 1828 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Hermine-Vitaline died 24 September 1904 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Hermine-Vitaline was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Euphrosine BLANCHETTE.
Jacques BLAIS died 16 March 1897 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.
Occupation
Jacques BLAIS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Jacques BLAIS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Jacques BLAIS
[Hide/Show]Jacques BLAIS married 
Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS-- Date: 27 May 1845 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East
Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Euphrosine BLANCHETTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jacques BLAIS and Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS:
Aglaé BLAIS (b.8 March 1858, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East d. 26 September 1935, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada )
m. Cléophas GAGNON 28 January 1890 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS-- Date: 27 May 1845 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada EastHermine-Vitaline BLAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Euphrosine BLANCHETTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jacques BLAIS and Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS:
Aglaé BLAIS (b.8 March 1858, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East d. 26 September 1935, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada )m. Cléophas GAGNON 28 January 1890 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
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1816 Birth 25 May 1816
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Marriage / PartnerJacques BLAIS and Hermine-Vitaline BLAIS 27 May 1845, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
He was 29 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Birth of ChildAglaé BLAIS was born 8 March 1858, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
Jacques was 41 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Marriage of ChildAglaé BLAIS married 28 January 1890, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Cléophas GAGNON
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1897 Death 16 March 1897
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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