Jean-Baptiste-Albert GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN

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1 March 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 August 1827 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN Charlotte LEFORT

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Born: 1 March 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Charlotte LEFORT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEFORT , Marie-Charlotte MENARD

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Jean-Baptiste-Albert married Marie-Charlotte PATENAUDE 11 January 1790 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte PATENAUDE was born 25 August 1770 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Charlotte died 26 May 1850 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph PATENAUDE and Madeleine PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE.

Jean-Baptiste-Albert GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN died 16 August 1827 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Macon

The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Maçon in 18th Century New France

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean-Baptiste-Albert GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Charlotte PATENAUDE
Marriage date: 11 January 1790
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte PATENAUDE was the child of Joseph PATENAUDE and Madeleine PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE

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Charlotte GUIGNARDA dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 8 August 1791, Longueuil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois RENAUD 13 May 1816 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1766
1 March 1766
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Albert GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Charlotte PATENAUDE 11 January 1790, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 23 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Charlotte GUIGNARDA dite ST-GERMAIN was born 8 August 1791, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste-Albert was 25 years old.

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

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GUIGNARDA dite ST-GERMAIN married 13 May 1816, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Francois RENAUD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England