Alexis BLANCHET

(b. abt. 1724 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 August 1801 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Alexis BLANCHET was born abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada

Alexis BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER (maternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD

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Alexis married Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT 21 August 1747 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT was born 24 October 1726 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Josephte died 17 December 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Josephte was the child of Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT and Marguerite AUBERTIN.

Alexis BLANCHET died 15 August 1801 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Alexis BLANCHET married

Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT-- Date: 21 August 1747 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT was the child of Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT and Marguerite AUBERTIN

Children of Alexis BLANCHET and Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT:

Alexis BLANCHET (b.6 September 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN 7 February 1780 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BLANCHET and Josephte GERBERT dite JALBERT 21 August 1747, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1750 Birth of Child
Alexis BLANCHET was born 6 September 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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 of Child
Alexis BLANCHET married 7 February 1780, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite GUEVIN

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)