Gabriel BLAIS

(b. 11 February 1752 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 16 December 1808 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )

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Gabriel BLAIS was born 11 February 1752 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Gabriel BLAIS was the child of Gabriel BLAIS and Jeanne BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BLAIS and Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU (maternal) Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne SERRAN

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

Gabriel married Josephte LONGPRE 20 November 1780 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LONGPRE was born 22 June 1761 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Josephte died 19 November 1844 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Josephte was the child of Antoine LONGPRE dit ALLARD and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Gabriel BLAIS died 16 December 1808 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Gabriel BLAIS married

Josephte LONGPRE-- Date: 20 November 1780 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Josephte LONGPRE was the child of Antoine LONGPRE dit ALLARD and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Gabriel BLAIS and Josephte LONGPRE:

Gabriel BLAIS (b.10 April 1783, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 31 July 1858, Saint-Pie, Canada East)
m. Marie-Anne BEAUDRY 25 November 1811 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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1752 Birth
11 February 1752
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BLAIS and Josephte LONGPRE 20 November 1780, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 28 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Gabriel BLAIS was born 10 April 1783, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Gabriel was 31 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)