Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

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7 September 1712 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

3 March 1783 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE Anne GUILLOT

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Born: 7 September 1712 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Mother: Anne GUILLOT

Maternal grandparents: Vincent GUILLOT , Isabelle (Elisabeth) BLAIS (BLAY)

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Guillaume married Marie-Josephte POULIN 1 October 1736 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte POULIN was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 9 May 1744 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph POULIN and Louise BOLDUC.

Guillaume married (2) Marie MICHEL 22 September 1744 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie MICHEL was born 10 November 1723 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie died 19 June 1799 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie was the child of Charles MICHEL and Marie SIMARD.

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE died 3 March 1783 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE married

Marie-Josephte POULIN
Marriage date: 1 October 1736
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte POULIN was the child of Joseph POULIN and Louise BOLDUC

Children of Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Josephte POULIN

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Born: 11 July 1737, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1808, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Marie BOUDREAU 18 February 1765 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE married

Marie MICHEL
Marriage date: 22 September 1744
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie MICHEL was the child of Charles MICHEL and Marie SIMARD

Children of Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie MICHEL

Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Born: 21 November 1746, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 9 October 1816, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine FILION 14 October 1771 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Agnes GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE

Born: 30 June 1752, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Leonard COTE 20 October 1771 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Born: 21 February 1757, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1807, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Jeanne SIMARD 23 January 1786 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Born: 2 January 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 February 1832, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Marie LEFRANCOIS 7 November 1786 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Born: 14 April 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1810, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique PAQUET 4 August 1795 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1712
7 September 1712
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Josephte POULIN 1 October 1736, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 24 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 11 July 1737, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 24 years old.

1744 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie MICHEL 22 September 1744 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 32 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte POULIN died 9 May 1744, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 21 November 1746, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 34 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Agnes GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE was born 30 June 1752, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 39 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 21 February 1757, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 44 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.

1763 Birth of Child
François GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 2 January 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 50 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 14 April 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 51 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE married 18 February 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie BOUDREAU

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE married 14 October 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Catherine FILION

1771 Marriage of Child
Agnes GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE married 20 October 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Leonard COTE

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.