Ovila Gervais Genealogy: 92 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1851-1992)

Ovila Gervais is documented in 92 historical records spanning 1851-1992 across 37 cities — including Montreal, Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, Contrecoeur, Berthierville, Quartier Sainte-Marie, Chartierville, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, East-Angus, Drummondville, and Shawinigan-Sud. Sources include 22 births, 16 baptism records, 22 censuses, 24 marriage records, and 8 burial records. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named Ovila Gervais through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with Ovila Gervais today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
abt. 1851	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1851 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1858	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1858 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1864	Baptism	Adolphe-Ovila Gervais	Granby, QC	Vital records	1864 Baptism Adolphe-Ovila Gervais Granby, QC (Vital records)
1864	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Emma Tremblay	Saint-Constant, Qc	Vital records	1864 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Emma Tremblay Saint-Constant, Qc (Vital records)
1865	Baptism	Francois-Michel-Ovila Gervais	Sorel, QC	Vital records	1865 Baptism Francois-Michel-Ovila Gervais Sorel, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1869	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1869 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1870	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1870 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1871	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1871 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1874	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1874 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1875	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1875 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1877	Baptism	J. Elie-Ovila Gervais	Berthierville, QC	Vital records	1877 Baptism J. Elie-Ovila Gervais Berthierville, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1877	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1877 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1877	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Marie-Louise Dansereau	Vercheres, Qc	Vital records	1877 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Marie-Louise Dansereau Vercheres, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1878	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1878 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1878	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1878 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1878	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1878 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1879	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Malvina Cote	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1879 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Malvina Cote Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1881	Census	Ovila Gervais	Quartier Sainte-Marie, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Ovila Gervais Quartier Sainte-Marie, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Ovila Gervais	Quartier Sainte-Marie, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Ovila Gervais Quartier Sainte-Marie, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Ovila Gervais	Berthier, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Ovila Gervais Berthier, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Ovila Gervais	Contrecoeur, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Ovila Gervais Contrecoeur, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1885	Baptism	Napoleon-Ovila Gervais		Vital records	1885 Baptism Napoleon-Ovila Gervais (Vital records)
abt. 1887	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1887 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1887	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1887 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1888	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Almaide Bouthillette	Contrecoeur, Qc	Vital records	1888 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Almaide Bouthillette Contrecoeur, Qc (Vital records)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais	St-James Ward, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais St-James Ward, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais	St-Lawrence Ward, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais St-Lawrence Ward, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais & Almaide Bouthillet	Contrecoeur, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais & Almaide Bouthillet Contrecoeur, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais & Marie-Louise Dansereau	Contrecoeur, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais & Marie-Louise Dansereau Contrecoeur, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais	St-Joseph, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais St-Joseph, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais	Tilbury West, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais Tilbury West, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais & Malvina Gervais	St-Gabriel Ward (Montreal), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais & Malvina Gervais St-Gabriel Ward (Montreal), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Ovila Gervais	St-Mary Ward, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Ovila Gervais St-Mary Ward, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1892	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Amerolice Vallieres	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1892 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Amerolice Vallieres Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1894	Baptism	Ovila Gervais	Chartierville, QC	Vital records	1894 Baptism Ovila Gervais Chartierville, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1894	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1894 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1897	Burial	Ovila Gervais		Vital records	1897 Burial Ovila Gervais (Vital records)
1898	Baptism	Jules-Ovila Gervais	Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC	Vital records	1898 Baptism Jules-Ovila Gervais Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC (Vital records)
1899	Baptism	J. Ovila Gervais	Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville, QC	Vital records	1899 Baptism J. Ovila Gervais Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville, QC (Vital records)
1899	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Eugenie Parent	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1899 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Eugenie Parent Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1900	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Exilda Proulx	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1900 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Exilda Proulx Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1900	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Exilda Proulx	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1900 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Exilda Proulx Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1903	Baptism	Ovila Gervais	Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC	Vital records	1903 Baptism Ovila Gervais Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1904	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1904 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1904	Burial	Ovila Gervais	Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC	Vital records	1904 Burial Ovila Gervais Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC (Vital records)
1906	Baptism	Ovila-Oliva-Honore-Josep Gervais	Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, QC	Vital records	1906 Baptism Ovila-Oliva-Honore-Josep Gervais Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1906	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1906 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1906	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1906 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1906	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Lea Paquin	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1906 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Lea Paquin Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1908	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1908 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1909	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1909 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1911	Baptism	Joseph-Oscar-Ovila Gervais	La-Prairie, QC	Vital records	1911 Baptism Joseph-Oscar-Ovila Gervais La-Prairie, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1911	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1911 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1912	Baptism	Ovila-Borrome Gervais	Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC	Vital records	1912 Baptism Ovila-Borrome Gervais Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1912	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1912 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1913	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Xaverine Bouvette	Becancour, Qc	Vital records	1913 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Xaverine Bouvette Becancour, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1913	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Eloise St-Amour	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1913 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Eloise St-Amour Undetermined location (Vital records)
1914	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Alma Bouffard	Chartierville, Qc	Vital records	1914 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Alma Bouffard Chartierville, Qc (Vital records)
1914	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Millie Meloche	Windsor, On	Vital records	1914 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Millie Meloche Windsor, On (Vital records)
1917	Baptism	Ovila-Romeo-Adeodat Gervais	Sainte-Thecle, QC	Vital records	1917 Baptism Ovila-Romeo-Adeodat Gervais Sainte-Thecle, QC (Vital records)
1918	Burial	Ovila-Borrome Gervais	Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC	Vital records	1918 Burial Ovila-Borrome Gervais Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan, QC (Vital records)
1920	Baptism	J. Ovila Gervais	Berthierville, QC	Vital records	1920 Baptism J. Ovila Gervais Berthierville, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1922	Birth	Ovila Gervais	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1922 Birth Ovila Gervais Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1927	Marriage	Ovila-Joseph Gervais & Yvonne Thibeault	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1927 Marriage Ovila-Joseph Gervais & Yvonne Thibeault Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1928	Baptism	Joseph-Ovila-Robert Gervais	East-Angus, QC	Vital records	1928 Baptism Joseph-Ovila-Robert Gervais East-Angus, QC (Vital records)
1928	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Albertine Lamadeleine	Embrun, On	Vital records	1928 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Albertine Lamadeleine Embrun, On (Vital records)
1929	Burial	Joseph-Robert-Ovila Gervais	East-Angus, QC	Vital records	1929 Burial Joseph-Robert-Ovila Gervais East-Angus, QC (Vital records)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais	Saint-Jean de Dieu (Municipalite), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais Saint-Jean de Dieu (Municipalite), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais	Sainte-Anne de la Perade, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais Sainte-Anne de la Perade, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais	[Sans nom], MB	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais [Sans nom], MB (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais	NULL, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais NULL, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais & Alma Gervais	Scotstown (Village), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais & Alma Gervais Scotstown (Village), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais	Drummondville (Ville), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais Drummondville (Ville), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais & Albertine Gervais	Russell (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais & Albertine Gervais Russell (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais	Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Edouard Ward, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Edouard Ward, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais & Ellda Gervais	Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Jacques Ward, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais & Ellda Gervais Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Jacques Ward, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Ovila Gervais	La Perade (Village), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Ovila Gervais La Perade (Village), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1932	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Simonne L-Archeveque	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1932 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Simonne L-Archeveque Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1933	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Germaine Mercier	Drummondville, Qc	Vital records	1933 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Germaine Mercier Drummondville, Qc (Vital records)
1933	Burial	Ovila-Oliva-Honore-Josep Gervais	Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, QC	Vital records	1933 Burial Ovila-Oliva-Honore-Josep Gervais Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1939	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Albertine Lamadeleine	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1939 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Albertine Lamadeleine Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1940	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Irene Langevin	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1940 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Irene Langevin Undetermined location (Vital records)
1940	Burial	Ovila Gervais	Montreal, QC	Vital records	1940 Burial Ovila Gervais Montreal, QC (Vital records)
1942	Baptism	Rene-Joseph-Claude-Ovila Gervais	Longueuil, QC	Vital records	1942 Baptism Rene-Joseph-Claude-Ovila Gervais Longueuil, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1946	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Aima Bouffard	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1946 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Aima Bouffard Undetermined location (Vital records)
1946	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Noella Launiere	Quebec, Qc	Vital records	1946 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Noella Launiere Quebec, Qc (Vital records)
1949	Baptism	J. Ovila-Roland Gervais	Shawinigan-Sud, QC	Vital records	1949 Baptism J. Ovila-Roland Gervais Shawinigan-Sud, QC (Vital records)
1950	Burial	Napoleon-Ovila Gervais		Vital records	1950 Burial Napoleon-Ovila Gervais (Vital records)
1954	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Cecile Veillette	La-Sarre, Qc	Vital records	1954 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Cecile Veillette La-Sarre, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1964	Marriage	Ovila Gervais & Leonie Briere	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1964 Marriage Ovila Gervais & Leonie Briere Undetermined location (Vital records)
1974	Marriage	Ovila-Philias Gervais & Josephine Frappier	Matachewan, On	Vital records	1974 Marriage Ovila-Philias Gervais & Josephine Frappier Matachewan, On (Vital records)
1992	Burial	Ovila Gervais	Shawinigan-Sud, QC	Vital records	1992 Burial Ovila Gervais Shawinigan-Sud, QC (Vital records)

What are the most common first names in Gervais family?

The most popular first names associated with the Gervais surname and their share of records are listed below.

First name	Popularity
Joseph	2.01%
Marie	1.26%
Pierre	1.14%
Louis	0.98%
Michel	0.61%
Andre	0.58%
Louise	0.5%
Alfred	0.49%
Therese	0.49%
Marcel	0.49%
Henri	0.48%
Arthur	0.47%
Claude	0.45%
Charles	0.44%
Paul	0.44%
Rene	0.42%
Denise	0.4%
Alexis	0.39%
Jean	0.39%
Denis	0.38%

The most popular first names associated with the Gervais surname and their share of records are listed below.

First name	Popularity
Joseph	2.01%
Marie	1.26%
Pierre	1.14%
Louis	0.98%
Michel	0.61%
Andre	0.58%
Louise	0.5%
Alfred	0.49%
Therese	0.49%
Marcel	0.49%
Henri	0.48%
Arthur	0.47%
Claude	0.45%
Charles	0.44%
Paul	0.44%
Rene	0.42%
Denise	0.4%
Alexis	0.39%
Jean	0.39%
Denis	0.38%

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Gervais who bear each given name, based on the 20379 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

Ovila Gervais: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

What are the most common first names in Gervais family?