flag male ancestor  Jacques  BLAIN

  (b. 17 August 1759 Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 4 June 1849 Lacolle, Canada East )  

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Jacques BLAIN was born 17 August 1759 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Jacques BLAIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIN   and   Marguerite PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN and Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU) (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marguerite CASAVANT

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Jacques  married  Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 23 November 1779 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE  was born 2 September 1758 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Apolline-Marguerite died 1 January 1812 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle).  Apolline-Marguerite was the child of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU).

Jacques BLAIN died 4 June 1849 in Lacolle, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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Jacques BLAIN married flag female ancestor Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE-- Date: 23 November 1779 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was the child of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)




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birth1759 Birth
17 August 1759
Boucherville, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1779 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BLAIN and Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 23 November 1779, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 20 years old.
1787 Birth of Child
Jacques BLAIN was born 7 January 1787, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 27 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE died 1 January 1812, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
marriage1814 Marriage of Child
Jacques BLAIN married 24 October 1814, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BARABE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1849 Death
4 June 1849
Lacolle, Canada East

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 5/13/2025 3:06:46 PM - Updated: 5/13/2025 3:08:59 PM

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