Genevieve MALTAIS

Born

10 August 1758 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Died

2 March 1845 , La Malbaie, Canada East

Genevieve married Josse-Joseph GUAY 15 October 1776 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Josse-Joseph GUAY was born 12 December 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Josse-Joseph died 28 November 1833 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Josse-Joseph was the child of Joseph-Jean GUAY and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Genevieve MALTAIS

Parents of Genevieve MALTAIS

Father

Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS

Mother

Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Grandparents of Genevieve MALTAIS

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve MALTAIS

Genevieve MALTAIS married

Josse-Joseph GUAY
Marriage date: 15 October 1776
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Josse-Joseph GUAY was the child of Joseph-Jean GUAY and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY

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

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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 — 1758
10 August 1758
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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.

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

She was 18 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)

Genevieve was 22 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)

Genevieve was 27 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)

Genevieve was 35 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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josse-Joseph GUAY died 28 November 1833, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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)

1839 Death of Child
Marie GUAY died 7 December 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Genevieve was 81 years old.

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)

Death — 1845
2 March 1845
La Malbaie, Canada East
She died at the age of 86.

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