Marie-Thérèse BLAIS

(b. 2 November 1741 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1787 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse BLAIS was born 2 November 1741 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse BLAIS was the child of Louis-Charles BLAIS and Marguerite CADIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER (maternal) Pierre CADIEUX and Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

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Marie-Thérèse married Ignace SAMSON 11 January 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 20 children.
Ignace SAMSON was born 22 April 1740 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Ignace died 25 April 1827 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud). Ignace was the child of Ignace SAMSON and Rosalie (Rose) BOULET.

Marie-Thérèse BLAIS died 4 February 1787 in Vaudreuil, 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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Marie-Thérèse BLAIS married

Ignace SAMSON-- Date: 11 January 1762 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada
Ignace SAMSON was the child of Ignace SAMSON and Rosalie (Rose) BOULET

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Children of Ignace SAMSON and Marie-Thérèse BLAIS:

Ignace SAMSON (b.2 November 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada d. , )

Marie-Rose SAMSON (b.29 December 1763, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 November 1846, St-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada)

Marie-Louise SAMSON (b.28 June 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe SAMSON (b.18 August 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

François SAMSON (b.2 December 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Françoise SAMSON (b.13 January 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Agathe-Amable SAMSON (b.27 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Noël-Amable SAMSON (b.7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe SAMSON (b.7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Alexis SAMSON (b.3 December 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre SAMSON (b.9 November 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1860, Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS 29 August 1808 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

Françoise SAMSON (b.9 March 1777, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Suzanne SAMSON (b.12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Madeleine SAMSON (b.12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe SAMSON (b.9 July 1779, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Véronique SAMSON (b.15 September 1780, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Thérèse SAMSON (b.14 October 1781, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Rose-Josephte SAMSON (b.7 October 1782, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Marguerite SAMSON (b.9 April 1784, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Rose SAMSON (b.15 August 1786, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1741 Birth
2 November 1741
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse BLAIS and Ignace SAMSON 11 January 1762 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Ignace SAMSON was born 2 November 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 21 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose SAMSON was born 29 December 1763, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SAMSON was born 28 June 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SAMSON was born 18 August 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
François SAMSON was born 2 December 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise SAMSON was born 13 January 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Thérèse was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Agathe-Amable SAMSON was born 27 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SAMSON was born 7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Noël-Amable SAMSON was born 7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Alexis SAMSON was born 3 December 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 33 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre SAMSON was born 9 November 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Thérèse was 34 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Françoise SAMSON was born 9 March 1777, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 35 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine SAMSON was born 12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Suzanne SAMSON was born 12 April 1778, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SAMSON was born 9 July 1779, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 37 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Véronique SAMSON was born 15 September 1780, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 38 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse SAMSON was born 14 October 1781, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 39 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose-Josephte SAMSON was born 7 October 1782, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 40 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite SAMSON was born 9 April 1784, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 42 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose SAMSON was born 15 August 1786, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Thérèse was 44 years old.