Gertrude BLANCHET

(b. 10 January 1713 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 12 September 1796 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Gertrude BLANCHET was born 10 January 1713 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Gertrude BLANCHET was the child of Guillaume BLANCHET and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER (maternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD

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Gertrude married Alain-Thomas BOIVIN 13 February 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alain-Thomas BOIVIN was born 1 July 1723 in Bretagne, France (Brittany). Alain-Thomas died 8 December 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.

Gertrude married (2) Mathurin GAGNON 10 May 1756 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathurin GAGNON was born 12 February 1695 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Mathurin died 29 March 1790 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Mathurin was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON.

Gertrude BLANCHET died 12 September 1796 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Gertrude BLANCHET married

Alain-Thomas BOIVIN-- Date: 13 February 1747 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
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Children of Alain-Thomas BOIVIN and Gertrude BLANCHET:

Simon BOIVIN (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 March 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve GAGNON 23 February 1767 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Gertrude BLANCHET married

Mathurin GAGNON-- Date: 10 May 1756 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Mathurin GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON

Children of Mathurin GAGNON and Gertrude BLANCHET:

Basile GAGNON (b.7 December 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1848, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Marguerite CHARTIER 9 November 1784 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1713 Birth
10 January 1713
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude BLANCHET and Alain-Thomas BOIVIN 13 February 1747, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 34 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alain-Thomas BOIVIN died 8 December 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude BLANCHET and Mathurin GAGNON 10 May 1756, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 43 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Basile GAGNON was born 7 December 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Gertrude was 44 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Simon BOIVIN married 23 February 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Genevieve GAGNON

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Basile GAGNON married 9 November 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marguerite CHARTIER

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mathurin GAGNON died 29 March 1790, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1793 Death of Child
Simon BOIVIN died 20 March 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Gertrude was 80 years old.

1796 Death
12 September 1796
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 83.

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