Andre GUAY

Born

18 August 1732 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

11 December 1800 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

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Michel GUAY Marie-Anne GRENET

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Born: 18 August 1732 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Michel GUAY

Mother: Marie-Anne GRENET

Paternal grandparents: Louis GUAY , Marie-Suzanne SAMSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François GRENET , Jeanne SAMSON

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Andre married Marie-Josephe DERY 7 February 1754 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* . Marie-Josephe DERY was born 15 August 1739 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josephe died 12 March 1766 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josephe was the child of Maurice DERY and Jeanne GIRARD.

Andre married (2) Anastasie COMEAU 26 February 1770 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anastasie COMEAU was born abt. 1748 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anastasie was the child of Jean Baptiste COMEAU and Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE.

Andre GUAY died 11 December 1800 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* .
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Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

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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Andre GUAY married

Marie-Josephe DERY
Marriage date: 7 February 1754
Marriage place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Marie-Josephe DERY was the child of Maurice DERY and Jeanne GIRARD

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Andre GUAY married

Anastasie COMEAU
Marriage date: 26 February 1770
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Anastasie COMEAU was the child of Jean Baptiste COMEAU and Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE

Children of Andre GUAY and Anastasie COMEAU

Isabelle Elisabeth GUAY

Born: abt. 1773,
Died: 1 November 1806,

Married: Thomas COOKE 6 September 1790 Place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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Birth — 1732
18 August 1732
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Andre GUAY and Marie-Josephe DERY 7 February 1754, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

He was 21 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe DERY died 12 March 1766, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1770 Marriage / Partner
Andre GUAY and Anastasie COMEAU 26 February 1770, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 37 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
Isabelle Elisabeth GUAY married 6 September 1790, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to Thomas COOKE

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

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

Death — 1800
11 December 1800
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*
He died at the age of 68.

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