Marguerite CASTONGUAY

(b. 1 April 1730 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1813 , Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Marguerite CASTONGUAY was born 1 April 1730 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite CASTONGUAY was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathieu GUAY and Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE (maternal) Simeon MORIN and Marie BERGEVIN

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Marguerite married Jacques-Roch GAUVIN 1 February 1752 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jacques-Roch GAUVIN was born 6 February 1721 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Jacques-Roch died 6 December 1765 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Jacques-Roch was the child of Jacques GAUVIN and Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT.

Marguerite married (2) Jacques DUBOIS 3 November 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques DUBOIS was born abt. 1725 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Jacques was the child of Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS and Anne VINCENT.

Marguerite CASTONGUAY died 25 January 1813 in Memramcook, Westmorland, 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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Marguerite CASTONGUAY married

Jacques-Roch GAUVIN-- Date: 1 February 1752 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Jacques-Roch GAUVIN was the child of Jacques GAUVIN and Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Children of Jacques-Roch GAUVIN and Marguerite CASTONGUAY:

Joseph GAUVIN (b.24 September 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1820, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Marthe PELLETIER 15 June 1781 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Michel GAUVIN (b.14 March 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1816, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Euphemie Anastasie BREAU (BRAULT) 1787

Angelique-Genevieve GAUVIN (b.1 May 1762, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada d. 5 May 1818, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Felix HANS dit HARTON 10 January 1785 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Louis-Jerome GAUVIN (b.5 May 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 January 1855, St Anselme, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Louise DOIRON 1790 in , New Brunswick, Canada

Marguerite CASTONGUAY married

Jacques DUBOIS-- Date: 3 November 1767 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques DUBOIS was the child of Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS and Anne VINCENT

Children of Jacques DUBOIS and Marguerite CASTONGUAY:

Marie-Françoise DUBOIS (b.27 August 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Guillaume FOURNIER 1785 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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1730 Birth
1 April 1730
Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CASTONGUAY and Jacques-Roch GAUVIN 1 February 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUVIN was born 24 September 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Michel GAUVIN was born 14 March 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Angelique-Genevieve GAUVIN was born 1 May 1762, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis-Jerome GAUVIN was born 5 May 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques-Roch GAUVIN died 6 December 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CASTONGUAY and Jacques DUBOIS 3 November 1767, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 37 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DUBOIS was born 27 August 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

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.