Michel GUILLET

Born

18 October 1740 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

25 November 1823 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Michel married Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 12 January 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 10 November 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse died 9 May 1773 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE .

Michel married Genevieve TROY 24 January 1774 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
Genevieve TROY was born 19 September 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 25 December 1820 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Charlotte RICHARD .

Parents & Family of Michel GUILLET

Parents of Michel GUILLET

Father

Louis GUILLET

Mother

Marie-Françoise NORMANDIN

Grandparents of Michel GUILLET

Paternal grandparents

Louis GUILLET Marie TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents

Daniel NORMANDIN Marie-Louise HAYOT

m. Marie Therese Fontaine
m. Genevieve Troy

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel GUILLET

Michel GUILLET married

Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was the child of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE

Children of Michel GUILLET and Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Marie-Therese GUILLET

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE 7 November 1791 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Michel GUILLET married

Genevieve TROY
Marriage date: 24 January 1774
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve TROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Charlotte RICHARD

Children of Michel GUILLET and Genevieve TROY

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
18 October 1740
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUILLET and Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 12 January 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 20 years old.

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU died 9 May 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUILLET and Genevieve TROY 24 January 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 33 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese GUILLET married 7 November 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada to Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve TROY died 25 December 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Death — 1823
25 November 1823
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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