Alexandre GUILLET

(b. 4 February 1761 , Verchères, Canada d. 8 July 1812 , La Présentation, Lower Canada )

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Alexandre GUILLET was born 4 February 1761 in Verchères, Canada

Alexandre GUILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUILLET and Marie-Louise HAMEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Jean HAMEL and Angélique BORY dite GRANDMAISON

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Alexandre married Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE 22 October 1781 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE was born 17 January 1765 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Desanges died 22 February 1822 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Desanges was the child of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Alexandre GUILLET died 8 July 1812 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Alexandre GUILLET married

Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE-- Date: 22 October 1781 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE was the child of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Children of Alexandre GUILLET and Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE:

Pierre GUILLET (b.15 February 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 July 1868, La Présentation, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Sophie DESMARAIS 16 April 1839 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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1761 Birth
4 February 1761
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre GUILLET and Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE 22 October 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre GUILLET was born 15 February 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Alexandre was 26 years old.

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

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

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