Charlotte LEFORT

(b. 20 January 1739 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1820 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte LEFORT was born 20 January 1739 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Charlotte LEFORT was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFORT and Marie-Charlotte MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON (maternal) Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charlotte married Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN 31 January 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN was born abt. 1729 in France. Joseph died 29 January 1810 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).

Charlotte LEFORT died 4 June 1820 in Chambly, 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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Charlotte LEFORT married

Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN-- Date: 31 January 1757 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Children of Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN and Charlotte LEFORT:

Jean-Baptiste-Albert GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN (b.1 March 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 August 1827, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte PATENAUDE 11 January 1790 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1739 Birth
20 January 1739
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte LEFORT and Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN 31 January 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Albert GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN was born 1 March 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charlotte was 27 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Albert GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN married 11 January 1790, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Charlotte PATENAUDE

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

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

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