Marie-Anne BLAIS

(b. 7 March 1731 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 15 December 1809 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 7 March 1731 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Marie-Anne BLAIS was the child of Gabriel BLAIS and Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER (maternal) René BAU (LEBEAU) dit LALOUETTE and Marie-Madeleine GUERTIN

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

Marie-Anne married Paul PHANEUF 10 February 1755 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Paul PHANEUF was born 29 April 1734 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Paul died 26 November 1793 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Paul was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER.

Marie-Anne BLAIS died 15 December 1809 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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-Anne BLAIS married

Paul PHANEUF-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Paul PHANEUF was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER

Children of Paul PHANEUF and Marie-Anne BLAIS:

Marie-Anne PHANEUF (b.11 February 1759, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François PETIT dit LAPRE 11 November 1776 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte PHANEUF (b.24 February 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 27 August 1823, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph VANDANDAIGUE 16 October 1780 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Paul PHANEUF (b.18 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 October 1823, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Anastasie-Nathalie CORMIER 6 October 1783 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul PHANEUF (b.20 August 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 May 1797, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET 17 October 1791 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
7 March 1731
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BLAIS and Paul PHANEUF 10 February 1755, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 23 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF was born 11 February 1759, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Charlotte PHANEUF was born 24 February 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 30 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.

1765 Birth of Child
François-Paul PHANEUF was born 18 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Paul PHANEUF was born 20 August 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 42 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF married 11 November 1776, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François PETIT dit LAPRE

1780 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PHANEUF married 16 October 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph VANDANDAIGUE

1783 Marriage of Child
François-Paul PHANEUF married 6 October 1783, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Anastasie-Nathalie CORMIER

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Paul PHANEUF married 17 October 1791, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul PHANEUF died 26 November 1793, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1797 Death of Child
Paul PHANEUF died 8 May 1797, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 66 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Death
15 December 1809
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 78.

Added: 2/6/2015 11:09:22 AM - Updated: 1/8/2020 11:51:47 AM