Guillaume PARADIS

Born

26 September 1644 , Mortagne, Perche, France

Died

13 February 1716 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Guillaume married Geneviève MILLOIR 29 October 1670 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Geneviève MILLOIR was born 25 March 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 8 October 1712 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Geneviève was the child of Jean MILLOIR and Jeanne ROY .

Parents & Family of Guillaume PARADIS

Parents of Guillaume PARADIS

Father

Pierre PARADIS

Mother

Barbe GUYON

Grandparents of Guillaume PARADIS

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean GUYON Mathurine ROBIN

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Guillaume PARADIS

Guillaume PARADIS married

Geneviève MILLOIR
Marriage date: 29 October 1670
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Geneviève MILLOIR was the child of Jean MILLOIR and Jeanne ROY

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Guillaume PARADIS and Geneviève MILLOIR

Genevieve PARADIS

Born: 11 June 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Robert PARADIS

Born: 18 December 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Gabriel PARADIS

Born: 20 February 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 9 December 1755, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Geneviève LEMIEUX 5 November 1698 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne CÔTÉ 1718 Place: Rimouski, Canada, New France

Guillaume PARADIS

Born: 4 April 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne HUDON dite BEAULIEU 6 June 1701 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Geneviève PARADIS

Born: 19 August 1679, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1772, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Adrien LECLERC 9 November 1694 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne PARADIS

Born: 6 September 1681, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 26 December 1737, Isle-aux-Grues, Canada, New France

Married: François LEMIEUX 20 October 1698 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Born: 4 April 1684, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 June 1703, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Élisabeth PARADIS

Born: 24 August 1686, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL 3 November 1705 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Pierre PARADIS

Born: 21 January 1689, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 23 November 1711 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Born: 10 February 1692, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1760, Kamouraska, Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU 25 April 1718 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Ignace PARADIS

Born: 22 May 1694, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 13 November 1719 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques PARADIS

Born: 21 March 1698, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Rosalie BOUCHER 30 April 1729 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Guillaume's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

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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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'Guillaume was baptized on 26 September 1644 at Sainte-Croix-de-Mortagne. he married Genevieve Milloir, daughter of Jean and Jeanne Roy and sister of Jeanne-Francoise married to Jacques, on 29 October 1670 at Quebec... Guillaume died on 13 February 1716 and was buried two days later at Saint-Pierre.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 178

Birth — 1644
26 September 1644
Mortagne, Perche, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 Canadian Census - Beauport

pierre paradis ..............................55 coutellier, habittant

Marie guyon .................................46 sa femme

Jacques paradis .............................20 armurier, fils

Guillaume paradis ...........................18 fils

pierre paradis .............................15 fils

Magdelaine paradis ..........................13 fille

Jean paradis .............................12 fils

Marie Magdelaine paradis ....................10 fille

Jean paradis .................................7 fils

Et Louise paradis ............................4 fille

Source / record details
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume PARADIS and Geneviève MILLOIR 29 October 1670, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 26 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Genevieve PARADIS was born 11 June 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 26 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Robert PARADIS was born 18 December 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 28 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Gabriel PARADIS was born 20 February 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 30 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Guillaume PARADIS was born 4 April 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 32 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Geneviève PARADIS was born 19 August 1679, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 34 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PARADIS was born 6 September 1681, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS was born 4 April 1684, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 39 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Élisabeth PARADIS was born 24 August 1686, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Pierre PARADIS was born 21 January 1689, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 44 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS was born 10 February 1692, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 47 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Ignace PARADIS was born 22 May 1694, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 49 years old.

1694 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PARADIS married 9 November 1694, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Adrien LECLERC

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

1698 Birth of Child
Jacques PARADIS was born 21 March 1698, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 53 years old.

1698 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PARADIS married 20 October 1698, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to François LEMIEUX

1698 Marriage of Child
Gabriel PARADIS married 5 November 1698, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Geneviève LEMIEUX

1701 Marriage of Child
Guillaume PARADIS married 6 June 1701, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France to Jeanne HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1703 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS died 4 June 1703, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Guillaume was 58 years old.

1705 Marriage of Child
Élisabeth PARADIS married 3 November 1705, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

1711 Marriage of Child
Pierre PARADIS married 23 November 1711, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marguerite BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

1712 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève MILLOIR died 8 October 1712, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Death — 1716
13 February 1716
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 71.

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