Marie-Josephte COURTOIS

(b. abt. 1712 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 September 1795 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte COURTOIS was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Josephte COURTOIS was the child of Denis COURTOIS and Barbe ARNAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles COURTOIS and Marguerite BERGER (maternal) Mathurin ARNAUD and Barbe RENAUD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephte married Ignace GUAY 21 February 1730 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Ignace GUAY was born abt. 1706 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Ignace died 24 November 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Ignace was the child of Ignace GUAY dit GUYET and Perrine SAMSON.

Marie-Josephte COURTOIS died 3 September 1795 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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.

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Family and Children of Marie-Josephte COURTOIS

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Marie-Josephte COURTOIS married

Ignace GUAY-- Date: 21 February 1730 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
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Ignace GUAY was the child of Ignace GUAY dit GUYET and Perrine SAMSON

Children of Ignace GUAY and Marie-Josephte COURTOIS:

Michel GUAY (b.4 August 1732, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1818, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique TARDIF 29 January 1753 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Louise GUAY (b.16 July 1734, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1815 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Guillaume TARDIF 17 November 1749 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Geneviève GUAY (b.28 October 1741, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1816, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre TARDIF 24 January 1763 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Suzanne GUAY (b.26 May 1743, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1810, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre-Joseph LESSARD 8 July 1765 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte GUAY (b.19 April 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1786, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charles COUTURE 8 April 1766 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte COURTOIS and Ignace GUAY 21 February 1730, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1732 Birth of Child
Michel GUAY was born 4 August 1732, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GUAY was born 16 July 1734, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1741 Birth of Child
Geneviève GUAY was born 28 October 1741, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1743 Birth of Child
Suzanne GUAY was born 26 May 1743, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GUAY was born 19 April 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GUAY married 17 November 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Guillaume TARDIF

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace GUAY died 24 November 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Michel GUAY married 29 January 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Angelique TARDIF

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GUAY married 24 January 1763, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Pierre TARDIF

1765 Marriage of Child
Suzanne GUAY married 8 July 1765, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Joseph LESSARD

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GUAY married 8 April 1766, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Charles COUTURE

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.