Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

(b. 30 November 1714 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1791 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 30 November 1714 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu GERVAIS and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathieu GERVAIS LE PARISIEN and Marie-Michelle PICARD (maternal) Jean RONCERAY dit LEBRETON and Jeanne SERVIGNAN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Reine LANCTOT 10 April 1736 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Reine LANCTOT was born 30 April 1718 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Reine was the child of François LANCTOT and Claire BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE (BADAYAC).

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 24 December 1791 in Longueuil, 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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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS married

Marie-Reine LANCTOT-- Date: 10 April 1736 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Reine LANCTOT was the child of François LANCTOT and Claire BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE (BADAYAC)

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Reine LANCTOT:

Reine-Ange GERVAIS (b.22 June 1737, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1818, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 18 February 1754 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS (b.18 February 1741, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Veronique PATENAUDE 19 October 1761 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1714 Birth
30 November 1714
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Reine LANCTOT 10 April 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 21 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Reine-Ange GERVAIS was born 22 June 1737, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 18 February 1741, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Reine-Ange GERVAIS married 18 February 1754, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS married 19 October 1761, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Veronique PATENAUDE

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.

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.