Marie-Josephe BLAIS

(b. 5 November 1741 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1809 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe BLAIS was born 5 November 1741 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe BLAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marie-Charlotte LEBLONDE (LEBLOND) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN (maternal) Martin LEBLONDE (LEBLOND) and Anne-Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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

Marie-Josephe married Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 19 January 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 9 February 1781 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER.

Marie-Josephe BLAIS died 8 October 1809 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. DesTroisMaisons Jean-Baptiste

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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-Josephe BLAIS married

Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD-- Date: 19 January 1761 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER

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Children of Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Josephe BLAIS:

Marie-Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS (b.8 November 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 18 April 1837, Ste-Claire, Dorchester, Canada)

Marie DESTROISMAISONS (b.10 July 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS (b.24 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 June 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph DESTROISMAISONS (b.27 February 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 December 1784, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephe DESTROISMAISONS (b.13 July 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Laurent DESTROISMAISONS (b.1 January 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Eulalie PICARD dite DESTROISMAISONS (b.20 May 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 June 1806, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. François ROYER 2 February 1790 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francoise PICARD dite DESTROISMAISONS (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre DESTROISMAISONS (b.26 February 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1779, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Michel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD (b.27 November 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Augustin DESTROISMAISONS (b.17 March 1778, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1853, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )

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1741 Birth
5 November 1741
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BLAIS and Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 19 January 1761 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS was born 8 November 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 20 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 DESTROISMAISONS was born 10 July 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS was born 24 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph DESTROISMAISONS was born 27 February 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DESTROISMAISONS was born 13 July 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 26 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe DESTROISMAISONS died 8 February 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS was born 1 January 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 28 years old.

1771 Death of Child
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS died 26 April 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Eulalie PICARD dite DESTROISMAISONS was born 20 May 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre DESTROISMAISONS was born 26 February 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Michel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 27 November 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Augustin DESTROISMAISONS was born 17 March 1778, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.

1779 Death of Child
Pierre DESTROISMAISONS died 15 May 1779, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 9 February 1781, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1783 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS died 6 June 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Joseph DESTROISMAISONS died 20 December 1784, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 43 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Eulalie PICARD dite DESTROISMAISONS married 2 February 1790, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to François ROYER

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)

1806 Death of Child
Marie-Eulalie PICARD dite DESTROISMAISONS died 12 June 1806, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 64 years old.

1809 Death
8 October 1809
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 67.

Added: 4/13/2017 6:08:52 PM - Updated: 3/5/2019 11:06:00 AM