Louis GUY

Born

27 June 1768 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 February 1850 , Montréal, Canada East

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Pierre GUY Josephte HERVIEUX

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Born: 27 June 1768 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre GUY

Mother: Josephte HERVIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Theodore GUY , Jeanne TRULLIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis-Francois HERVIEUX , Louise QUESNEL

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

Louis married Josephte CUROTTE (CUROT) 19 October 1795 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte CUROTTE (CUROT) was born 8 July 1776 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Josephte died 24 April 1828 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Josephte was the child of Michel CUROTTE (CUROT) and Marie-Charlotte-Josephte HERVIEUX.

Louis GUY died 17 February 1850 in Montréal, Canada East .

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Occupation

Recorded occupation: Ecuyer Notaire

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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Louis GUY married

Josephte CUROTTE (CUROT)
Marriage date: 19 October 1795
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada

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Josephte CUROTTE (CUROT) was the child of Michel CUROTTE (CUROT) and Marie-Charlotte-Josephte HERVIEUX

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Children of Louis GUY and Josephte CUROTTE (CUROT)

Marie-Josephte-Charlotte GUY

Born: 26 November 1798, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: 22 October 1872, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine-Olivier BERTHELET 21 October 1851 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1768
27 June 1768
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism

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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)

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

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUY and Josephte CUROTTE (CUROT) 19 October 1795, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte-Charlotte GUY was born 26 November 1798, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 30 years old.

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte CUROTTE (CUROT) died 24 April 1828, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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