Marie-Françoise GERVAIS

(b. 12 March 1752 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 29 March 1787 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise GERVAIS was born 12 March 1752 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Marie-Françoise GERVAIS was the child of Joseph GERVAIS and Françoise CHENIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHENIER and Barbe RAPIN

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Marie-Françoise married Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON 23 October 1767 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON was born 14 April 1746 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean-Bonaventure died 16 July 1821 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Bonaventure was the child of Jean MILLET dit BEAUSSERON and Barbe JANOT.

Marie-Françoise GERVAIS died 29 March 1787 in Repentigny, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Françoise GERVAIS married

Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON-- Date: 23 October 1767 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON was the child of Jean MILLET dit BEAUSSERON and Barbe JANOT

Children of Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON and Marie-Françoise GERVAIS:

Françoise MILLET (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Benjamin PICHE 9 October 1797 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Maurice MILLET (MILLIER) (b.November 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 December 1860, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle BEAUDRY 4 October 1802 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1752 Birth
12 March 1752
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise GERVAIS and Jean-Bonaventure MILLET dit BEAUSSERON 23 October 1767 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 15 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
Maurice MILLET (MILLIER) was born November 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)