Jean-François GUAY

Born

26 December 1727 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

8 June 1807 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Jean-François married Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) 25 January 1752 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) was born 3 March 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 18 July 1808 in Beaumont, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BOURGET .

Parents & Family of Jean-François GUAY

Parents of Jean-François GUAY

Father

Louis GUAY

Mother

Marie-Thérèse DUQUET

Grandparents of Jean-François GUAY

Paternal grandparents

Louis GUAY Marie-Suzanne SAMSON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-François GUAY

Jean-François GUAY married

Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)
Marriage date: 25 January 1752
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BOURGET

Children of Jean-François GUAY and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Marguerite GUAY

Born: 3 December 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1779, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Therese GUAY

Born: 11 January 1754, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 1 December 1824, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel FERLAND 17 June 1786 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Veronique GUAY

Born: 9 June 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1797, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LECLERC dit BLONDIN 7 February 1774 Place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Louise GUAY

Born: 2 March 1763, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre-Louis-Francois GUAY

Born: 13 November 1771, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1727
26 December 1727
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François GUAY and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) 25 January 1752 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite GUAY was born 3 December 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-François was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Therese GUAY was born 11 January 1754, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-François was 26 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Veronique GUAY was born 9 June 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-François was 28 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louise GUAY was born 2 March 1763, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-François was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre-Louis-Francois GUAY was born 13 November 1771, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-François was 43 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Veronique GUAY married 7 February 1774 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph LECLERC dit BLONDIN

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 Death of Child
Marguerite GUAY died 9 January 1779, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-François was 51 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Therese GUAY married 17 June 1786, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Gabriel FERLAND

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

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

1797 Death of Child
Veronique GUAY died 10 January 1797, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-François was 69 years old.

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

Death — 1807
8 June 1807
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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