Antoine BLAIS

(b. abt. 1718 , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 July 1790 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine BLAIS was born abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada

Antoine BLAIS was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Louise-Angélique CARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) (maternal) Guillaume CARTIER and Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER)

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

Antoine married Agathe ALARIE 26 August 1747 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe ALARIE was born 23 January 1724 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Agathe died 16 November 1757 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Agathe was the child of Jean-François ALARIE and Marie-Louise LEMAY.

Antoine married (2) Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE 3 January 1763 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE was born 23 September 1721 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Francoise died 5 September 1795 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Francoise was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Marie-Françoise GIGNAC.

Antoine BLAIS died 25 July 1790 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Alarie Agathe
m. Marcotte Marie-Francoise

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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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Antoine BLAIS married

Agathe ALARIE-- Date: 26 August 1747 Place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Agathe ALARIE was the child of Jean-François ALARIE and Marie-Louise LEMAY

Children of Antoine BLAIS and Agathe ALARIE:

Françoise BLAIS (b.30 June 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1844, Louiseville, Canada East )
m. Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT 21 November 1774 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Antoine BLAIS married

Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE-- Date: 3 January 1763 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Marie-Françoise GIGNAC

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BLAIS and Agathe ALARIE 26 August 1747 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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

1755 Birth of Child
Françoise BLAIS was born 30 June 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe ALARIE died 16 November 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Francoise MARCOTTE 3 January 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1774 Marriage of Child
Françoise BLAIS married 21 November 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT

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.