Joseph GUERIN

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9 November 1750 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

11 June 1835 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN

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Born: 9 November 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN

Paternal grandparents: Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE , Jeanne CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAFETIERE (LACETIERE) , Louise DUVAL

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Joseph married Marie-Anne TRUDEAU 1 July 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne TRUDEAU was born 9 May 1740 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne died 10 September 1820 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Anne was the child of Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUC.

Joseph GUERIN died 11 June 1835 in L'Acadie, 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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Marie-Anne TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 1 July 1776
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne TRUDEAU was the child of Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUC

Children of Joseph GUERIN and Marie-Anne TRUDEAU

Rosalie GUERIN

Born: 17 July 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 February 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Bénoni COMEAU 1 May 1797 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 28 August 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 August 1843, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Apolline-Pauline DUMAS 26 October 1801 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Julie GUERIN

Born: 13 May 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 September 1852, Saint-Rémi, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE 28 July 1806 Place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

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Birth — 1750
9 November 1750
La Prairie, 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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GUERIN and Marie-Anne TRUDEAU 1 July 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Rosalie GUERIN was born 17 July 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 28 August 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Julie GUERIN was born 13 May 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Rosalie GUERIN married 1 May 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph-Bénoni COMEAU

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married 26 October 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Apolline-Pauline DUMAS

1806 Marriage of Child
Julie GUERIN married 28 July 1806, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester) to Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE