Marie-Anne MERCIER

(b. abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 January 1772 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne MERCIER was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne MERCIER was the child of Jean-Pascal MERCIER and Madeleine BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pascal MERCIER and Anne CLOUTIER (maternal) Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine PARE

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Marie-Anne married Louis BLAIS 17 August 1733 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Louis BLAIS was born 29 September 1705 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Louis died 23 August 1793 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Louis was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN.

Marie-Anne MERCIER died 15 January 1772 in Berthier-sur-Mer, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne MERCIER

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Marie-Anne MERCIER married

Louis BLAIS-- Date: 17 August 1733 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louis BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN

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Children of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER:

Louise BLAIS (b.14 September 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1810, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE 14 November 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis BLAIS (b.6 January 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1802, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve GAULIN (GOLIN) 14 November 1757 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
m. Victoire QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME 27 October 1788 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Anne BLAIS (b.18 September 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 18 September 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Basile BOUCHARD 10 June 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph-Marie BLAIS (b.11 March 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )

Francois BLAIS (b.12 February 1742, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Therese DRUGEOT 22 February 1784 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angelique BLAIS (b.28 September 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. François-Xavier TALBOT 14 June 1763 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Josette BLAIS (b.13 March 1745, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Madeleine BLAIS (b.2 July 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Ignace FORTIN 3 February 1777 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Genevieve BLAIS (b.24 January 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre BLAIS (b.30 July 1749, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. , )

Augustin BLAIS (b.20 September 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1819, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth BEAUPIED 25 October 1779 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Francoise BLAIS (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre DANIAU dit LAPRISE 8 February 1773 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Elisabeth BLAIS (b.4 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MORIN 21 September 1790 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Catherine BLAIS (b.11 March 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1826, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Marie MORISSET 9 October 1781 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MERCIER and Louis BLAIS 17 August 1733, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1733 marriage

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1734 Birth of Child
Louise BLAIS was born 14 September 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1736 Birth of Child
Louis BLAIS was born 6 January 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 18 September 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was born 11 March 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1742 Birth of Child
Francois BLAIS was born 12 February 1742, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique BLAIS was born 28 September 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS was born 13 March 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1746 Birth of Child
Madeleine BLAIS was born 2 July 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve BLAIS was born 24 January 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre BLAIS was born 30 July 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1751 Birth of Child
Augustin BLAIS was born 20 September 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BLAIS was born 4 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1757 Birth of Child
Catherine BLAIS was born 11 March 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis BLAIS married 14 November 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Genevieve GAULIN (GOLIN)

1757 Marriage of Child
Louise BLAIS married 14 November 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique BLAIS married 14 June 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to François-Xavier TALBOT

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS married 10 June 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Basile BOUCHARD