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This is a Surname Project for those who have the surname Blais.
Pierre was the son of Mathurin Blais (b. 15 June 1607, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France - d. abt 1650, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France) and Françoise Pénigaut (b. 8 March 1614, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France - d. 1670, her hometown, buried in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France).
He was the grandson of Jacques (Nicolas) Blais (b. 1575, Pioussay, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France - d. 12 Jan 1629, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France) and Louise Penigaut (b. 1585, France - d. 1 Dec 1629, Melleran, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France).
Mathurin's son, Pierre, came to Canada from France in 1664 and settled at Ile d'Orleans, across from Quebec City, Quebec. There is a little Blais monument on the island today, where his house and land plot used to be, the land strip ending at the water level (south part of the island) with Cap a Blais.
The common DNA lineage of Pierre Blais (1639-1700) is identified by Haplogroup J2 M172-M205-Y3163-CTS1969-PH4306-BY40879.
Pierre was the son of Mathurin Blais (b. 15 June 1607, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France - d. abt 1650, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France) and Françoise Pénigaut (b. 8 March 1614, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France - d. 1670, her hometown, buried in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France).
He was the grandson of Jacques (Nicolas) Blais (b. 1575, Pioussay, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France - d. 12 Jan 1629, Hanc, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France) and Louise Penigaut (b. 1585, France - d. 1 Dec 1629, Melleran, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France).
Mathurin's son, Pierre, came to Canada from France in 1664 and settled at Ile d'Orleans, across from Quebec City, Quebec. There is a little Blais monument on the island today, where his house and land plot used to be, the land strip ending at the water level (south part of the island) with Cap a Blais.
The common DNA lineage of Pierre Blais (1639-1700) is identified by Haplogroup J2 M172-M205-Y3163-CTS1969-PH4306-BY40879.
Recently (July 4, 2024), under this SNP, a few more branches have been discovered from BigY test results, such as J-FTF95215 and probably its sub-branch FT126583, as well as J-FT143539, the latter being already placed on the FTDNA Y-DNA tree. Within the next two weeks these two additional branches will also be placed on the tree, revealing more information about the family ancestry structure.
In some cases, there were non-paternal events leading to the adoption of new surnames, perhaps some of the Blais families were faced with multiple children with the same first names and some last names became Blais dit X... (Blais aka X...) and the Blais portion was later omitted from surnames in favour of only the new surname/nickname. At the same time there could have been adoptions of Blais into other families for some reason - too many children to raise, a mother's death in childbirth or at a young age and an inability to provide for all children, and the need for more farmers/traders in the adopting family while ensuring a future to the child/teenager etc.
The surname reportedly first appeared in the Languedoc southern France, during the 13th century. The parent lineage arrived thousands of years ago there from the Middle East, following the northern Mediterranean shore, via Greece and northern Italy.
The highest concentration of this surname was still found in the Deux-Sevres region about 100 years back. More information is available at www.blaisdata.com
In some cases, there were non-paternal events leading to the adoption of new surnames, perhaps some of the Blais families were faced with multiple children with the same first names and some last names became Blais dit X... (Blais aka X...) and the Blais portion was later omitted from surnames in favour of only the new surname/nickname. At the same time there could have been adoptions of Blais into other families for some reason - too many children to raise, a mother's death in childbirth or at a young age and an inability to provide for all children, and the need for more farmers/traders in the adopting family while ensuring a future to the child/teenager etc.
The surname reportedly first appeared in the Languedoc southern France, during the 13th century. The parent lineage arrived thousands of years ago there from the Middle East, following the northern Mediterranean shore, via Greece and northern Italy.
The highest concentration of this surname was still found in the Deux-Sevres region about 100 years back. More information is available at www.blaisdata.com
This FTDNA surname DNA group project was launched on April 16, 2010.
Last updated: July 4, 2024