Joseph GUAY

Born

9 April 1754 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

14 July 1815 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Charles-Louis GUAY Catherine SAMSON

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Born: 9 April 1754 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-Louis GUAY

Mother: Catherine SAMSON

Paternal grandparents: Charles-Joseph GUAY , Barbe CARRIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SAMSON , Catherine GUAY

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Joseph married Genevieve GUAY 23 August 1779 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve GUAY was born 28 August 1750 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Genevieve died 10 December 1829 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Genevieve was the child of Louis GUAY and Geneviève BOURGET.

Joseph GUAY died 14 July 1815 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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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Genevieve GUAY
Marriage date: 23 August 1779
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve GUAY was the child of Louis GUAY and Geneviève BOURGET

Children of Joseph GUAY and Genevieve GUAY

Angelique GUAY

Born: 2 December 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 March 1858, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East

Married: Joseph LAROCHELLE dit GAUTRON 13 August 1816 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1754
9 April 1754
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GUAY and Genevieve GUAY 23 August 1779, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Angelique GUAY was born 2 December 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph was 36 years old.

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)