Francois GUERIN

Born

17 August 1730 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

1 August 1798 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Anne SENECAL

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Born: 17 August 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Anne SENECAL

Paternal grandparents: Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE , Jeanne CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SENÉCAL , Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

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Francois married Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) 2 February 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) was born 4 August 1739 in Beloeil, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 1 October 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Pierre SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) and Barbe QUENNEVILLE.

Francois GUERIN died 1 August 1798 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

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Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE)
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Pierre SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) and Barbe QUENNEVILLE

Children of Francois GUERIN and Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE)

Francois GUERIN

Born: 1 November 1762, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 9 May 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise-Mathilde LEBLANC 30 June 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Claude GUERIN

Born: 23 August 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne GUERIN

Born: 17 July 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1849, St-Chrysostôme, Châteauguay, Québec Canada

Felicite GUERIN

Born: 10 July 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 February 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Desanges GUERIN

Born: 30 June 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 October 1815, La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1730
17 August 1730
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Francois GUERIN and Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) 2 February 1761, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Francois GUERIN was born 1 November 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 32 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Claude GUERIN was born 23 August 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 35 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GUERIN was born 17 July 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 36 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Felicite GUERIN was born 10 July 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 40 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Desanges GUERIN was born 30 June 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 47 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) died 1 October 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

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

Death — 1798
1 August 1798
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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