Pierre BLAIS

(b. 22 February 1757 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1814 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BLAIS was born 22 February 1757 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Pierre 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)

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Pierre married Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 24 July 1780 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 8 April 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 19 February 1831 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Angelique RICHARD.

Pierre BLAIS died 3 February 1814 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Dessaint Marie-Josephe

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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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Pierre BLAIS married

Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE-- Date: 24 July 1780 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was the child of Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Angelique RICHARD

Children of Pierre BLAIS and Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE:

Marie-Anne BLAIS (b.5 September 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 March 1853, Saint-Charles, Canada)

Jeanne-Francoise BLAIS (b.21 August 1788, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Angelique BLAIS (b.26 December 1795, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. , )

Joseph-Marie BLAIS (b.9 November 1797, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. 7 March 1871, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada)
m. Euphrosine BLANCHETTE 27 January 1824 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Theophile BLAIS (b.abt. 1799, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Bibiane BLAIS (b.2 June 1800, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. 5 June 1890, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada )

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1757 Birth
22 February 1757
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BLAIS and Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 24 July 1780 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 5 September 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 29 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Francoise BLAIS was born 21 August 1788, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Angelique BLAIS was born 26 December 1795, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 38 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was born 9 November 1797, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 40 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Bibiane BLAIS was born 2 June 1800, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 43 years old.