Marie-Josephe GUAY

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7 December 1726 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1804 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Jacques GUAY Marie-Anne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE

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Born: 7 December 1726 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GUAY

Mother: Marie-Anne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GUAY , Marguerite CHAUVEAU

Maternal grandparents: Eustache COUTURE dit BELLERIVE , Marguerite BEGIN

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Marie-Josephe married Francois FILTEAU 24 November 1750 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois FILTEAU was born 13 July 1722 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Francois died 20 August 1803 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste FILTEAU and Françoise ROY.

Marie-Josephe GUAY died 7 January 1804 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephe GUAY married

Francois FILTEAU
Marriage date: 24 November 1750
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Francois FILTEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste FILTEAU and Françoise ROY

Children of Francois FILTEAU and Marie-Josephe GUAY

Marie-Josephe FILTEAU

Born: 22 January 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 November 1847, Beaumont, Canada East

Married: Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE 22 November 1790 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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Birth — 1726
7 December 1726
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe GUAY and Francois FILTEAU 24 November 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 23 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FILTEAU was born 22 January 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 40 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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe FILTEAU married 22 November 1790, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE

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

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

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