Marie-Francoise BLAIS

(b. 25 March 1724 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1813 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Francoise BLAIS was born 25 March 1724 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Marie-Francoise 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):

Marie-Francoise married François GODARD 25 February 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . François GODARD was born abt. 1722 François died 23 January 1752 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).

Marie-Francoise married (2) Pierre MILOT 9 February 1756 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre MILOT was born 14 July 1728 in St-Broing-les-Moines, Bourgogne, France. Pierre died 3 March 1807 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).

Marie-Francoise BLAIS died 21 December 1813 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Godard Francois
m. Milot Pierre

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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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Family and Children of Marie-Francoise BLAIS

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Marie-Francoise BLAIS married

François GODARD-- Date: 25 February 1743 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Children of François GODARD and Marie-Francoise BLAIS:

Marie-Francoise BLAIS married

Pierre MILOT-- Date: 9 February 1756 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre MILOT and Marie-Francoise BLAIS:

Antoine MILOT (b.6 July 1758, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

Pierre MILOT (b.5 September 1760, Yamachiche, Canada d. 24 June 1848, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE 8 November 1784 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Marie TOUSIGNANT 10 February 1800 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Amable MILOT (b.11 September 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 January 1845, Yamachiche, Canada East )

Antoine MILOT (b.26 February 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1828, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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1724 Birth
25 March 1724
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise BLAIS and François GODARD 25 February 1743 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 18 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
François GODARD died 23 January 1752, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise BLAIS and Pierre MILOT 9 February 1756, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 31 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Antoine MILOT was born 6 July 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Francoise was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Pierre MILOT was born 5 September 1760, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Francoise was 36 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable MILOT was born 11 September 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Francoise was 41 years old.

1766 Death of Child
Antoine MILOT died 16 June 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Francoise was 42 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Antoine MILOT was born 26 February 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Francoise was 44 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)

1784 Marriage of Child
Pierre MILOT married 8 November 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Pierre MILOT married 10 February 1800, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie TOUSIGNANT

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre MILOT died 3 March 1807, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1813 Death
21 December 1813
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 89.

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