François GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Born

25 August 1757 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1794 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE 8 October 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 6 March 1846 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Marie-Josephte was the child of François ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) and Marie-Anne DELAGE .

Parents & Family of François GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Parents of François GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Father

Joseph-Jean GUAY

Mother

Marie-Procule TREMBLAY

Grandparents of François GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Paternal grandparents

Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) Catherine SIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Étienne TREMBLAY Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) married

Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 8 October 1782
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE was the child of François ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) and Marie-Anne DELAGE

Children of François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE

Olive GUAY

Born: 27 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 August 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Jean SIMARD 24 May 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Scholastique GUAY

Born: 9 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1841, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Pierre BOUCHARD 25 July 1808 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne GUAY

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph DUFOUR 23 August 1814 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Angélique GUAY

Born: 25 November 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 7 December 1856, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Married: Joseph SIMARD 7 January 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Jean-Marie GUAY

Born: 15 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1842, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Thérèse FORTIN 31 August 1813 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1757
25 August 1757
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE 8 October 1782, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Olive GUAY was born 27 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 28 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Scholastique GUAY was born 9 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 31 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Angélique GUAY was born 25 November 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 34 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GUAY was born 15 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 35 years old.