Geneviève GUAY

Born

28 October 1741 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1816 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Ignace GUAY Marie-Josephte COURTOIS

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Born: 28 October 1741 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace GUAY

Mother: Marie-Josephte COURTOIS

Paternal grandparents: Ignace GUAY dit GUYET , Perrine SAMSON

Maternal grandparents: Denis COURTOIS , Barbe ARNAUD

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Geneviève married Pierre TARDIF 24 January 1763 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre TARDIF was born 20 November 1734 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Pierre died 6 December 1803 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Pierre was the child of Pierre TARDIF and Geneviève BLOUIN.

Geneviève GUAY died 14 May 1816 in Saint-Henri, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Geneviève GUAY married

Pierre TARDIF
Marriage date: 24 January 1763
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre TARDIF was the child of Pierre TARDIF and Geneviève BLOUIN

Children of Pierre TARDIF and Geneviève GUAY

Joseph TARDIF

Born: 14 April 1776, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 January 1854, Saint-Henri, Canada East

Married: Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE 25 July 1796 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Ignace TARDIF

Born: 10 April 1778, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 February 1850, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada East

Married: Marguerite JACQUES dite PIERRE 21 February 1797 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
28 October 1741
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GUAY and Pierre TARDIF 24 January 1763, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 21 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph TARDIF was born 14 April 1776, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Geneviève was 34 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Ignace TARDIF was born 10 April 1778, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Geneviève was 36 years old.

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Joseph TARDIF married 25 July 1796, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE

1797 Marriage of Child
Ignace TARDIF married 21 February 1797, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Marguerite JACQUES dite PIERRE

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