Françoise GUITARD

Born

16 April 1734 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

2 January 1801 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Born: 16 April 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Françoise GUITARD

Father

Jean GUITARD dit LAGRANDEUR

Mother

Marie-Anne MELOCHE

Grandparents of Françoise GUITARD

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Maternal grandparents

François MELOCHE Marie MOUFLET

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Françoise married Mathieu BLAIS 8 April 1755 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . Mathieu BLAIS was born 2 January 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Mathieu died 25 June 1804 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . Mathieu was the child of Louis-Charles BLAIS and Marguerite CADIEUX.

Françoise GUITARD died 2 January 1801 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise GUITARD

Françoise GUITARD married

Mathieu BLAIS
Marriage date: 8 April 1755
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Mathieu BLAIS was the child of Louis-Charles BLAIS and Marguerite CADIEUX

Children of Mathieu BLAIS and Françoise GUITARD

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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 — 1734
16 April 1734
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GUITARD and Mathieu BLAIS 8 April 1755, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 20 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.