Michel GUIGNARD

Born

11 May 1757 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1829 , Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

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Pierre GUIGNARD Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

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Born: 11 May 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GUIGNARD

Mother: Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) , Marie-Josephe PARE

Maternal grandparents: André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) , Geneviève ROUSSEAU

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Michel married Marie BOURG 23 January 1792 in Bonaventure, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BOURG was born abt. 1774 Marie was the child of Joseph BOURG and Catherine COMEAU.

Michel GUIGNARD died 9 October 1829 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, 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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Marie BOURG
Marriage date: 23 January 1792
Marriage place: Bonaventure, Lower Canada

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Marie BOURG was the child of Joseph BOURG and Catherine COMEAU

Children of Michel GUIGNARD and Marie BOURG

Pierre-Michel GUIGNARD (DIGNARD)

Born: 20 January 1793, Bonaventure, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite SAVOIE 27 July 1819 Place: Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada

Esther GUIGNARD

Born: 1 July 1798, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Louis DUGUAY 27 January 1822

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Birth — 1757
11 May 1757
Kamouraska, 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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUIGNARD and Marie BOURG 23 January 1792, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

He was 34 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Pierre-Michel GUIGNARD (DIGNARD) was born 20 January 1793, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

Michel was 35 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Esther GUIGNARD was born 1 July 1798, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Michel was 41 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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Michel GUIGNARD (DIGNARD) married 27 July 1819, Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada to Marguerite SAVOIE

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)