Jean-François GUAY

(b. 20 August 1712 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-François GUAY was born 20 August 1712 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Jean-François GUAY was the child of Ignace GUAY dit GUYET and Perrine SAMSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GUAY dit GUILLET and Jeanne MIGNON (maternal) Gabriel SAMSON and Françoise DURAND

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

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Angélique died 16 May 1789 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT.

Jean-François GUAY died 11 November 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-François GUAY married

Marie-Angélique BOURASSA-- Date: 3 April 1742 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 (b.29 July 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1817, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

Antoine-Joseph GUAY (b.abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 March 1825, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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1712 Birth
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.