Louis GERVAIS

(b. 3 September 1704 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1789 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis GERVAIS was born 3 September 1704 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis GERVAIS was the child of Louis GERVAIS and Barbe PIGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GERVAIS and Anne ARCHAMBAULT (maternal) Pierre PIGEON and Jeanne GODARD

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

Louis married Charlotte TRUDEAU 10 November 1732 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte TRUDEAU was born 24 July 1703 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte died 25 May 1737 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte was the child of Pierre TRUDEAU and Marie-Charlotte MENARD dite BELLEROSE.

Louis married (2) Angélique FAVREAU 8 June 1761 in Montréal, Canada . Angélique FAVREAU was born 15 October 1710 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Angélique died 1 October 1764 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angélique was the child of Jean FAVREAU and Jeanne MEUNIER.

Louis GERVAIS died 22 December 1789 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Louis GERVAIS married

Charlotte TRUDEAU-- Date: 10 November 1732 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Charlotte TRUDEAU was the child of Pierre TRUDEAU and Marie-Charlotte MENARD dite BELLEROSE

Children of Louis GERVAIS and Charlotte TRUDEAU:

Charlotte-Amable GERVAIS (b.11 September 1733, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1808, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 5 November 1764 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis GERVAIS married

Angélique FAVREAU-- Date: 8 June 1761 Place: Montréal, Canada
Angélique FAVREAU was the child of Jean FAVREAU and Jeanne MEUNIER

Children of Louis GERVAIS and Angélique FAVREAU:

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1704 Birth
3 September 1704
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Louis GERVAIS and Charlotte TRUDEAU 10 November 1732, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 28 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Amable GERVAIS was born 11 September 1733, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Louis was 29 years old.

1737 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte TRUDEAU died 25 May 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis GERVAIS and Angélique FAVREAU 8 June 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 56 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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique FAVREAU died 1 October 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1764 Marriage of Child
Charlotte-Amable GERVAIS married 5 November 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

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.