Guillaume ROSS

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abt. 1734 , Scotland

Died

7 November 1808 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1734 in Scotland

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1764.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Guillaume married Marie-Josette PROULX 9 January 1764 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josette PROULX was born 15 May 1743 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Josette died 26 June 1814 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Marie-Josette was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Marie-Claire-Francoise JOLY.

Guillaume ROSS died 7 November 1808 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .

son of Alexandre Ross and Helene Bayne

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Recorded occupation: Officier dans le Regiment de Wolfe

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.

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Guillaume ROSS married

Marie-Josette PROULX
Marriage date: 9 January 1764
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josette PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Marie-Claire-Francoise JOLY

Children of Guillaume ROSS and Marie-Josette PROULX

Guillaume ROSS

Born: 19 February 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte BOUCHER 6 September 1792 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Hector ROSS

Born: 9 June 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 September 1849, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Married: Marie BOUILLON 3 February 1801 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1764 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume ROSS and Marie-Josette PROULX 9 January 1764, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1765 Birth of Child
Guillaume ROSS was born 19 February 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1768 Birth of Child
Hector ROSS was born 9 June 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1792 Marriage of Child
Guillaume ROSS married 6 September 1792, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Josephte BOUCHER

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Hector ROSS married 3 February 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Marie BOUILLON