Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

(b. 12 March 1737 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1803 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS was born 12 March 1737 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL

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Marie-Elisabeth married Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER 7 November 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER was born 14 September 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-Baptiste-Joseph died 2 January 1781 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste-Joseph was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER.

Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS died 12 March 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Mercier Jean-Baptiste-Joseph

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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-Elisabeth BLAIS married

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER-- Date: 7 November 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS:

Jean-Baptiste-Simon MERCIER (b.30 October 1758, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1814, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Elisabeth MERCIER (b.30 December 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph MERCIER (b.9 March 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 14 December 1836, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Angelique MERCIER (b.3 March 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 November 1841, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada East)

Madeleine MERCIER (b.7 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1815, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Pascal MERCIER (b.27 March 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 June 1799, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Marie MERCIER (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 May 1788, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph MERCIER (b.25 July 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1737 Birth
12 March 1737
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS and Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER 7 November 1757 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 20 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Simon MERCIER was born 30 October 1758, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MERCIER was born 30 December 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Elisabeth was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 9 March 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 25 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Angelique MERCIER was born 3 March 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 26 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Madeleine MERCIER was born 7 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pascal MERCIER was born 27 March 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 25 July 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth 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.