Background
The son of Pierre Blais and Françoise Baudoin, Blais was a landowner in a seigneury of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud.
The son of Pierre Blais and Françoise Baudoin, Blais was a landowner in a seigneury of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud.
He was the father of Louis Blais who also was actively involved in the militia. In March of that year, Blais" house became the headquarters for the royalist advance guard. The house was attacked by the Americans in what was to be known as the Battle of Saint-Pierre.
Three British supporters were killed, several were wounded and many were captured.
Blais died at Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in 1783.