Josse-Joseph GUAY

Born

12 December 1749 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

28 November 1833 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Josse-Joseph married Genevieve MALTAIS 15 October 1776 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Genevieve MALTAIS was born 10 August 1758 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 2 March 1845 in La Malbaie, Canada East . Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS and Marie-Josephte GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Josse-Joseph GUAY

Parents of Josse-Joseph GUAY

Father

Joseph-Jean GUAY

Mother

Marie-Procule TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Josse-Joseph GUAY

Paternal grandparents

Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) Catherine SIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Étienne TREMBLAY Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josse-Joseph GUAY

Josse-Joseph GUAY married

Genevieve MALTAIS
Marriage date: 15 October 1776
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve MALTAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Children of Josse-Joseph GUAY and Genevieve MALTAIS

Antoine GUAY

Born: 12 January 1781, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Therese BILODEAU 24 January 1809 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Benoit GUAY

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 November 1859, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth HARVEY 15 November 1808 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Joseph GUAY

Born: 8 July 1786, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 December 1869, St-Fidèle-de-Mont-Murray, Canada

Married: Marie BERGERON 13 October 1812 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

François GUAY

Born: 1 September 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Theotiste DALLAIRE 5 September 1824 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marie GUAY

Born: abt. 1797, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 December 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne BRASSARD 18 November 1817 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1749
12 December 1749
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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Josse-Joseph GUAY and Genevieve MALTAIS 15 October 1776, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 26 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine GUAY was born 12 January 1781, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Josse-Joseph was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph GUAY was born 8 July 1786, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Josse-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)

1793 Birth of Child
François GUAY was born 1 September 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Josse-Joseph was 43 years old.

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Benoit GUAY married 15 November 1808, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Elisabeth HARVEY

1809 Marriage of Child
Antoine GUAY married 24 January 1809, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Therese BILODEAU

1812 Marriage of Child
Joseph GUAY married 13 October 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Marie BERGERON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marie GUAY married 18 November 1817, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Etienne BRASSARD

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)

1824 Marriage of Child
François GUAY married 5 September 1824, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Theotiste DALLAIRE

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

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