Early French Canadian Pioneers: The Blais of Quebec
Pierre Blais /Isamen/Guisamen/Vivarais | Angelique Chatigny
January 17th, 1763
Gabriel Blais / St-Martin | Marie-Anne Lesourd dit Duchesne
July 3rd, 1741
Pierre Blais | Anne Perrault
October 12th, 1669
Blais – Variations or associated surnames
Blai, blay(e), Blays, Bled, Bouchard, De la Faraudiere, Deble(d), Etienne, Guizaman, Rouleau, Tousignan, Vivarais
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PIERRE BLAIS was born on November 26, 1639 in Chef-Boutonne, Noirt, Poitu, France OR Angouleme, Angoumois, France to Mathurin Blais and Francoise Pénigaud DE DAM.
He was baptised at the Church St. Hilaire in Hanc, Deux-Sevres, Poitou-Charentes, France. The Romanesque church was origionally built in 1039 and is mentioned in the cartulary of St. Jean d”Angely. The church was partially demolished in 1789. Pierre was a Laborer. On May 25, 1664, aged 24, he immigrated to New France. (Pierre married twice. He was married to Anne Perrault on October 12, 2669 in Ste-Famille, I’le d’Orleans, Quebec, Canada. and also to Elisabeth-Isabelle-Marie Royer.)Other records indicate that he was born in Hanc (Deux-Sèvres, Angoulême, France), and raised in the Parish of Hanc near Melleran, also in Angouleme. He came to Ste-Famille and Saint-Jean (Ile d’Orleans) per census of 1667 and was living on Ile D’Orleans (on the St. Lawrence). Among his friends living on the island were Jacques Tardif, Martin Poisson, and Francois Marceau.
CHILDREN:
1.Pierre Blais, b. March 4, 1672, baptized March 16, 1672, d. March 17, 1672
2.Pierre Blais, b: Feb 1673 in Saint Famille Ile of Orleans Quebec Canada c: 18 Feb 1673 (married to Francoise Beaudoin),
3.Marie-Anne Blais, b. 19 Mar 1675 in Ste Famille Ile d’Orleans Quebec Canada c: 9 Jun 1675 in Ste Famille Ile D’orleans Quebec Canada (married to Jean Guillemet),
5.Antoine Blais, b: Feb 1677 c: 25 Feb 1677 (married to Jeanne Lamy),
6.Joseph Blais, 1678
7.Jacques Blais, b: Apr 1682 c: 8 Apr 1682 (married to Louise Angelique Cartier),
8.Jean Blais, b: 1685 c: 2 Nov 1685 (married to Geneviève Martin) and
9.Marguerite-Ursule Blais, b: 30 Jun 1688 in St Jean de l’Ile d’Orlans Montmorency Qc, (married to Stephen Lamy).
10.Martin Blais b: Aug 1670 c: 28 Aug 1670
Anne died in childbirth on June 29, 1688 and was buried the next day in the cemetary at Saint Jean, at about 45 years of age.
Thank you for leaving this extra information, Michele.
Evelyn