Louis GUAY

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17 October 1719 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

4 March 1804 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Louis GUAY Marie-Thérèse DUQUET

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Born: 17 October 1719 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GUAY

Mother: Marie-Thérèse DUQUET

Paternal grandparents: Louis GUAY , Marie-Suzanne SAMSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS , Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Louis married Geneviève BOURGET 12 October 1744 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève BOURGET was born 10 August 1723 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Geneviève died 1 May 1800 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Geneviève was the child of Pierre BOURGET and Marie-Francoise GUAY.

Louis GUAY died 4 March 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Geneviève BOURGET
Marriage date: 12 October 1744
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Geneviève BOURGET was the child of Pierre BOURGET and Marie-Francoise GUAY

Children of Louis GUAY and Geneviève BOURGET

Genevieve GUAY

Born: 28 August 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1829, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GUAY 23 August 1779 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Louise GUAY

Born: 23 September 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre PARADIS 16 August 1774 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles GUAY

Born: 17 April 1760, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Charlotte UNKNOWN 19 October 1802 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1719
17 October 1719
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUAY and Geneviève BOURGET 12 October 1744, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Genevieve GUAY was born 28 August 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis was 30 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GUAY was born 23 September 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis was 32 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Charles GUAY was born 17 April 1760, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis was 40 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GUAY married 16 August 1774, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Pierre PARADIS

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GUAY married 23 August 1779, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Joseph GUAY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève BOURGET died 1 May 1800, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Charles GUAY married 19 October 1802, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie Charlotte UNKNOWN

Death — 1804
4 March 1804
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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