Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY

Born

16 November 1734 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

3 November 1812 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY)Angélique MORIN

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Born: 16 November 1734 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Mother: Angélique MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Mathieu GUAY , Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE

Maternal grandparents: Simeon MORIN , Marie BERGEVIN

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Jean-Marie married Françoise GAGNON 23 October 1756 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GAGNON was born 20 April 1719 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Françoise died 17 April 1787 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise OUELLET.

Jean-Marie married (2) Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 14 January 1788 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 14 August 1769 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marguerite died 8 February 1856 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Xainte-Marie-Louis ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Angélique COUTURIER.

Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY died 3 November 1812 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY married

Françoise GAGNON
Marriage date: 23 October 1756
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Françoise GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise OUELLET

Children of Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Françoise GAGNON

Jean-Augustin CASTONGUAY

Born: 6 April 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1841, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Angelique PELLETIER 20 November 1780 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY married

Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
Marriage date: 14 January 1788
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Xainte-Marie-Louis ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Angélique COUTURIER

Children of Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Marguerite CASTONGUAY

Born: 1 February 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 10 February 1865, Le Bic, Canada

Married: Benjamin BELANGER 30 August 1814 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Victoire CASTONGUAY

Born: abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine GAGNON 26 November 1816 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
16 November 1734
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Françoise GAGNON 23 October 1756, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Augustin CASTONGUAY was born 6 April 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie was 24 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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Augustin CASTONGUAY married 20 November 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Angelique PELLETIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise GAGNON died 17 April 1787, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 14 January 1788, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 53 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Marguerite CASTONGUAY was born 1 February 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie was 61 years old.

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

Death — 1812
3 November 1812
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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