Joseph BLOUIN

(b. abt. 1709 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1777 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BLOUIN was born abt. 1709 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Joseph BLOUIN was the child of Jacques BLOUIN and Marie-Geneviève RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CARREAU (maternal) Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON

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

Joseph married Madeleine MERCIER 25 February 1737 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine MERCIER was born 7 March 1720 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Madeleine died 14 August 1775 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Madeleine was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Catherine CHAMBERLAND.

Joseph BLOUIN died 8 January 1777 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Mercier Madeleine

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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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Joseph BLOUIN married

Madeleine MERCIER-- Date: 25 February 1737 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Madeleine MERCIER was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Catherine CHAMBERLAND

Children of Joseph BLOUIN and Madeleine MERCIER:

Josephte BLOUIN (b.abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph GAGNON 13 January 1763 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE (b.7 April 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1820, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Dorothee MARTINEAU 16 July 1765 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN (b.29 December 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1815, Saint-Ferréol, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste SIMARD 9 November 1772 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLOUIN and Madeleine MERCIER 25 February 1737, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1740 Birth of Child
Pierre BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 7 April 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN was born 29 December 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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

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 of Child
Josephte BLOUIN married 13 January 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph GAGNON

1765 Marriage of Child
Pierre BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE married 16 July 1765, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Dorothee MARTINEAU

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN married 9 November 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste SIMARD

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine MERCIER died 14 August 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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.