Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

(b. 2 January 1733 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1817 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 2 January 1733 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Jeanne TESSIER (maternal) Charles VALLEE and Marie-Ursule GENDRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephte married François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE 8 April 1755 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 12 March 1736 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). François-Xavier died 9 October 1809 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). François-Xavier was the child of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT).

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS died 26 April 1817 in La-Pérade, 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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Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married

François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE-- Date: 8 April 1755 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE was the child of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Children of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS:

Marie-Josephte MORAND dite DOUVILLE (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles-Benjamin VACHON 12 August 1788 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE (b.1 May 1757, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1828, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne VALLÉE 15 July 1788 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Pierre MORAND (b.22 May 1768, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 February 1814, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT 4 February 1794 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1733 Birth
2 January 1733
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS and François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE 8 April 1755 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 22 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 1 May 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 24 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre MORAND was born 22 May 1768, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 35 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE married 15 July 1788, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Anne VALLÉE

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MORAND dite DOUVILLE married 12 August 1788 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Charles-Benjamin VACHON

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Pierre MORAND married 4 February 1794, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Madeleine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT

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