Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

(b. 29 June 1707 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 29 June 1707 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René GERVAIS and Marie JOUSSELOT (maternal) Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ

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Jean-Baptiste married Thérèse SENÉCAL 25 February 1732 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Thérèse SENÉCAL was born 20 November 1708 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Thérèse died 4 June 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Thérèse was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT.

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 5 November 1784 in La Prairie, 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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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS married

Thérèse SENÉCAL-- Date: 25 February 1732 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Thérèse SENÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Thérèse SENÉCAL:

Marie-Amable GERVAIS (b.23 November 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François LONGTIN 10 May 1751 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Thérèse GERVAIS (b.24 February 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin BOURDON 28 January 1754 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne GERVAIS (b.abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas GERVAIS (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 1 July 1765 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph-Marie GERVAIS (b.abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise NORMANDIN 11 January 1785 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1707 Birth
29 June 1707
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1707 Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Madeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Thérèse SENÉCAL 25 February 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS was born 23 November 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Thérèse GERVAIS was born 24 February 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS married 10 May 1751 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François LONGTIN

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GERVAIS married 28 January 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Augustin BOURDON

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 Death of Child
Thérèse GERVAIS died 14 February 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas GERVAIS married 1 July 1765 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

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.