Guillaume DAOUST

(b. 30 October 1694 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 January 1784 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Guillaume DAOUST was born 30 October 1694 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Guillaume DAOUST was the child of Guillaume DAOUST and Marie-Madeleine LALONDE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LALONDE dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie BARBANT

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

Guillaume married Elizabeth PILON 7 January 1715 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elizabeth PILON was born 29 April 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elizabeth died 28 October 1766 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Elizabeth was the child of Antoine PILON and Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LETANG.

Guillaume DAOUST died 19 January 1784 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Guillaume DAOUST married

Elizabeth PILON-- Date: 7 January 1715 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Elizabeth PILON was the child of Antoine PILON and Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LETANG

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Children of Guillaume DAOUST and Elizabeth PILON:

Guillaume DAOUST (b.14 October 1715, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1793, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine HUNAULT 6 May 1738 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DAOUST (b.3 February 1719, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1795, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte FORTIER 18 August 1741 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Augustin DAOUST (b.13 August 1722, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1796, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marthe CHARLEBOIS 15 October 1753 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph-Marie DAOUST (b.24 March 1724, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1793, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine CHASLE 11 April 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

François-Guillaume DAOUST (b.29 March 1726, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josette GEMME (JAMMES) 8 January 1753 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephe DAOUST (b.23 January 1728, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1796, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. André POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE 6 February 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Louise DAOUST (b.11 November 1730, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1817, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada)
m. Joachim LABROSSE 19 February 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Rose-Amable DAOUST (b.28 November 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1776, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GEMME (JAMMES) dit CARRIERE 29 January 1753 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Agathe-Amable DAOUST (b.28 November 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1805, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques LABROSSE 7 January 1755 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Claude-Amable DAOUST (b.25 April 1739, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Ursule GEMME 19 January 1761 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1694 Birth
30 October 1694
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume DAOUST and Elizabeth PILON 7 January 1715, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 20 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Guillaume DAOUST was born 14 October 1715, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 20 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAOUST was born 3 February 1719, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 24 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Augustin DAOUST was born 13 August 1722, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 27 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DAOUST was born 24 March 1724, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 29 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
François-Guillaume DAOUST was born 29 March 1726, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 31 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DAOUST was born 23 January 1728, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 33 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DAOUST was born 11 November 1730, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Agathe-Amable DAOUST was born 28 November 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Rose-Amable DAOUST was born 28 November 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1738 Marriage of Child
Guillaume DAOUST married 6 May 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine HUNAULT

1739 Birth of Child
Claude-Amable DAOUST was born 25 April 1739, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Guillaume was 44 years old.

1741 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAOUST married 18 August 1741, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Josephte FORTIER

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DAOUST married 6 February 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to André POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE

1747 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie DAOUST married 11 April 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Catherine CHASLE

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DAOUST married 19 February 1748, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Joachim LABROSSE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
François-Guillaume DAOUST married 8 January 1753, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Josette GEMME (JAMMES)

1753 Marriage of Child
Rose-Amable DAOUST married 29 January 1753, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jean-Baptiste GEMME (JAMMES) dit CARRIERE

1753 Marriage of Child
Augustin DAOUST married 15 October 1753, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Marthe CHARLEBOIS

1755 Marriage of Child
Agathe-Amable DAOUST married 7 January 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jacques LABROSSE

1761 Marriage of Child
Claude-Amable DAOUST married 19 January 1761, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Ursule GEMME

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth PILON died 28 October 1766, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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.