Jean-François GUAY

Born

20 August 1712 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

11 November 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-François married Marie-Angélique BOURASSA 3 April 1742 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique BOURASSA was born abt. 1718 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique died 16 May 1789 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT .

Parents & Family of Jean-François GUAY

Parents of Jean-François GUAY

Father

Ignace GUAY dit GUYET

Mother

Perrine SAMSON

Grandparents of Jean-François GUAY

Paternal grandparents

Jean GUAY dit GUILLET Jeanne MIGNON

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel SAMSON Françoise DURAND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-François GUAY

Jean-François GUAY married

Marie-Angélique BOURASSA
Marriage date: 3 April 1742
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique BOURASSA was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT

Children of Jean-François GUAY and Marie-Angélique BOURASSA

Jean-Martin GUAY

Born: 29 July 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 13 July 1817, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Antoine-Joseph GUAY

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 March 1825, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower 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 — 1712
20 August 1712
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François GUAY and Marie-Angélique BOURASSA 3 April 1742, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 29 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Martin GUAY was born 29 July 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-François was 34 years old.

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

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.