flag male ancestor  Louis  BLAIS

  (b. 10 February 1813 Berthierville, Lower Canada   d. 18 May 1892 Berthierville, Québec, Canada )  

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Louis BLAIS was born 10 February 1813 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Louis BLAIS was the child of Louis BLAIS   and   Françoise AUDET dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François BLAIS and Geneviève DUBOIS (maternal)  Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Helene LANGLOIS

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Louis  married  Emilie LIPPE 30 May 1837 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Emilie LIPPE  was born 4 September 1814 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Emilie died 25 July 1901 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth).  Emilie was the child of Andre LIPPE and Marie-Louise MARQUIS dite DUPILLAU.

Louis BLAIS died 18 May 1892 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1813 Birth
10 February 1813
Berthierville, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1837 Marriage / Partner
Louis BLAIS and Emilie LIPPE 30 May 1837, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Birth of Child
Honore-Henri BLAIS was born 23 May 1842, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 29 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of Child
Julie BLAIS was born 28 July 1844, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 31 years old.
1846 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 9 October 1846, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 33 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Birth of Child
Charles BLAIS was born 27 August 1853, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 40 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Birth of Child
Emilie BLAIS was born 20 February 1856, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 43 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1860 Birth of Child
Baptiste BLAIS was born 18 October 1860, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 47 years old.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
marriage1867 Marriage of Child
Honore-Henri BLAIS married 8 January 1867, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Elisabeth JOLY
marriage1867 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS married 29 January 1867, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Onesime GOUDREAU
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1879 Marriage of Child
Charles BLAIS married 11 February 1879, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Clarisse TRINQUE
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1892 Death
18 May 1892
Berthierville, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 11/30/2015 1:17:12 PM - Updated: 12/21/2015 7:34:20 PM

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