Jean-Baptiste GUILLET

Born

25 September 1729 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1813 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

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Louis GUILLET Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Born: 25 September 1729 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GUILLET

Mother: Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Louis GUILLET , Marie TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents: Daniel TETREAU (TETREAULT) , Catherine CHARRON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise HAMEL 7 January 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Louise HAMEL was born 20 December 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Louise died 27 January 1825 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Jean HAMEL and Angélique BORY dite GRANDMAISON.

Jean-Baptiste GUILLET died 4 May 1813 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste GUILLET married

Marie-Louise HAMEL
Marriage date: 7 January 1756
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Louise HAMEL was the child of Jean HAMEL and Angélique BORY dite GRANDMAISON

Children of Jean-Baptiste GUILLET and Marie-Louise HAMEL

Joseph GUILLET

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 20 October 1783 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexandre GUILLET

Born: 4 February 1761, Verchères, Canada
Died: 8 July 1812, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE 22 October 1781 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GUILLET

Born: 25 February 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PATENAUDE 24 January 1780 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine GUILLET

Born: 1 October 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1847, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Andre ROUSSEL 10 October 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Charlotte GUILLET

Born: 11 August 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 September 1826, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Ambroise GOYETTE 16 February 1784 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1729
25 September 1729
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GUILLET and Marie-Louise HAMEL 7 January 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Alexandre GUILLET was born 4 February 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GUILLET was born 25 February 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Catherine GUILLET was born 1 October 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Charlotte GUILLET was born 11 August 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GUILLET married 24 January 1780, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to François PATENAUDE

1781 Marriage of Child
Alexandre GUILLET married 22 October 1781, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph GUILLET married 20 October 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GUILLET married 16 February 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Ambroise GOYETTE

1785 Marriage of Child
Catherine GUILLET married 10 October 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Andre ROUSSEL

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)

1812 Death of Child
Alexandre GUILLET died 8 July 1812, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Jean-Baptiste was 82 years old.

Death — 1813
4 May 1813
Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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