François BLAIS

(b. 3 March 1736 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1815 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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François BLAIS was born 3 March 1736 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

François BLAIS was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Anne CHARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine BLAIS and Jeanne LAMY (maternal) Michel CHARTIER and Anne DESTROISMAISONS

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François married Geneviève DUBOIS 10 February 1755 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève DUBOIS was born 10 January 1739 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Geneviève died 12 March 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Pierre DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise RIVARD.

François BLAIS died 20 January 1815 in Berthierville, 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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François BLAIS married

Geneviève DUBOIS-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Geneviève DUBOIS was the child of Pierre DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise RIVARD

Children of François BLAIS and Geneviève DUBOIS:

Louis BLAIS (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 December 1830, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise AUDET dite LAPOINTE 22 August 1808 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Alexandre BLAIS (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise DEMERS 26 May 1800 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1736 Birth
3 March 1736
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
François BLAIS and Geneviève DUBOIS 10 February 1755, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 18 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.

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)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Alexandre BLAIS married 26 May 1800, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Louise DEMERS