Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Born

17 September 1744 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1793 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY)Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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Born: 17 September 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Mother: Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) , Catherine SIMARD

Maternal grandparents: Étienne TREMBLAY , Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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

Geneviève married Augustin GIRARD 14 October 1771 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Augustin GIRARD was born 27 July 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Augustin died 4 November 1807 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Augustin was the child of Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF.

Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY) died 3 July 1793 in Les Éboulements, 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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Augustin GIRARD
Marriage date: 14 October 1771
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin GIRARD was the child of Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF

Children of Augustin GIRARD and Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Henri GIRARD

Born: 21 December 1775, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 February 1843, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 28 July 1794 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Alexis GIRARD

Born: 18 January 1778, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 March 1822, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY 20 October 1801 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Theotiste GIRARD

Born: 1 February 1780, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BOIVIN 1 August 1803 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Juste GIRARD

Born: 17 April 1782, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 December 1850, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Francois JEAN 25 May 1809 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1744
17 September 1744
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Augustin GIRARD 14 October 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 27 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Henri GIRARD was born 21 December 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 31 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Alexis GIRARD was born 18 January 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Theotiste GIRARD was born 1 February 1780, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Juste GIRARD was born 17 April 1782, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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