Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Born

11 July 1737 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

24 June 1808 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE Marie-Josephte POULIN

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Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 11 July 1737 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was the child of Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Josephte POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Anne GUILLOT (maternal) Joseph POULIN and Louise BOLDUC

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Guillaume married Marie BOUDREAU 18 February 1765 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie BOUDREAU was born abt. 1737 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 6 March 1826 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie was the child of Jean Baptiste BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Agnès PITRE.

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE died 24 June 1808 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie BOUDREAU-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BOUDREAU was the child of Jean Baptiste BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Agnès PITRE

Children of Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie BOUDREAU

Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit ST-HILAIRE (b.24 April 1770, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 July 1824, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Claire BLEAU 4 February 1794 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Moise GUERIN dit ST-HILAIRE (b.17 May 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 November 1859, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe AUDET dite LAPOINTE 18 October 1808 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Suzanne GUÉRIN (b.2 November 1786, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François DESBIENS 18 June 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1737 Birth
11 July 1737
Château-Richer, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie BOUDREAU 18 February 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 24 April 1770, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Guillaume was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre-Moise GUERIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 17 May 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Guillaume was 37 years old.

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)

1786 Birth of Child
Suzanne GUÉRIN was born 2 November 1786, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Guillaume was 49 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit ST-HILAIRE married 4 February 1794, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Claire BLEAU

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Suzanne GUÉRIN married 18 June 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François DESBIENS