François DUGUAY

Born

abt. 1740 , Gaspé, Canada, New France

Died

24 June 1815 , Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

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René DUGUAY Marguerite PREJEAN dite LEBRETON

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Born: abt. 1740 in Gaspé, Canada, New France

Father: René DUGUAY

Mother: Marguerite PREJEAN dite LEBRETON

Maternal grandparents: Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON , Andree SAVOIE

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François married Madeleine Joannis CHAPADEAU (CHAPADOS) 4 May 1761 in Bonaventure, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Madeleine Joannis CHAPADEAU (CHAPADOS) was born abt. 1737 in Pabos, Chandler, Quebec, Canada. Madeleine Joannis died 24 June 1814 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada . Madeleine Joannis was the child of Jean-Joanis CHAPADOS and Catherine LAROCQUE.

François DUGUAY died 24 June 1815 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, 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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François DUGUAY married

Madeleine Joannis CHAPADEAU (CHAPADOS)
Marriage date: 4 May 1761
Marriage place: Bonaventure, Canada
Madeleine Joannis CHAPADEAU (CHAPADOS) was the child of Jean-Joanis CHAPADOS and Catherine LAROCQUE

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Children of François DUGUAY and Madeleine Joannis CHAPADEAU (CHAPADOS)

Marguerite DUGUAY

Born: abt. 1763, , Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Pierre CHIASSON 23 October 1788 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

François DUGUAY

Born: 25 June 1769, Paspébiac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 December 1822, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie DOIRON 23 June 1792 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Jean Baptiste DUGUAY

Born: 2 September 1770, Pabos, Le Rocher-Percé, Quebec, Canada
Died: abt. 1814, Lameque, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Louise BOULAY 1 July 1793 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph DUGUAY

Born: 3 January 1773, Paspébiac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 August 1814, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Claire DOIRON 1797 Place: , Canada

Raymond "Romuald" DUGUAY

Born: 2 October 1778, Ste-Anne-de-Ristigouche, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ursule MORAIS 1803 Place: Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie PAULIN (POULIN) 30 July 1815 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Felicite DUGUAY

Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1818,

Married: Charles GIONET 1805 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Pierre-Bonaventure DUGUAY

Born: 15 February 1784, Bonaventure, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1882, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Rosalie CHIASSON 18 November 1806 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Suzanne ROUSSEL 30 January 1832 Place: Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Louise Ludivine DUGUAY

Born: abt. 1785, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Patrick BULGER (BOLGER) June 1804 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Julien Jovien LEBRETON 24 November 1824 Place: Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Urbain DUGUAY (DUGUE)

Born: abt. 1799, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 April 1876, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Adelaide BRAULT (BREAU) 12 January 1825 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Married: Venerande MALLET 9 November 1830 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
François DUGUAY and Madeleine Joannis CHAPADEAU (CHAPADOS) 4 May 1761, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

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.

1769 Birth of Child
François DUGUAY was born 25 June 1769, Paspébiac, Québec, Canada (Paspebiac)

1770 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste DUGUAY was born 2 September 1770, Pabos, Le Rocher-Percé, Quebec, Canada

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph DUGUAY was born 3 January 1773, Paspébiac, Québec, Canada (Paspebiac)

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Raymond "Romuald" DUGUAY was born 2 October 1778, Ste-Anne-de-Ristigouche, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Pierre-Bonaventure DUGUAY was born 15 February 1784, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUGUAY married 23 October 1788, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Jean Pierre CHIASSON

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

1792 Marriage of Child
François DUGUAY married 23 June 1792, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie DOIRON

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste DUGUAY married 1 July 1793, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie Louise BOULAY

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Louise Ludivine DUGUAY married June 1804, , New Brunswick, Canada to Patrick BULGER (BOLGER)

1806 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Bonaventure DUGUAY married 18 November 1806, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Rosalie CHIASSON