Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Born

3 March 1729 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

18 July 1808 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

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Born: 3 March 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Father

Antoine CASSE (LACASSE)

Mother

Marie-Françoise BOURGET

Grandparents of Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Paternal grandparents

Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) Marie-Françoise BAZIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BOURGET dit LAVALLEE Marie JEAN dite VIENS

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

Marguerite married Jean-François GUAY 25 January 1752 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-François GUAY was born 26 December 1727 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Jean-François died 8 June 1807 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . Jean-François was the child of Louis GUAY and Marie-Thérèse DUQUET.

Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) died 18 July 1808 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .

m. Guay Francois-Louis-Jean

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) married

Jean-François GUAY
Marriage date: 25 January 1752
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Jean-François GUAY was the child of Louis GUAY and Marie-Thérèse DUQUET

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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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 — 1729
3 March 1729
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

She was 22 years old.

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

Marguerite was 23 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)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

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

Marguerite was 27 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)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

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

Marguerite was 42 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)

Marguerite was 49 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)

Marguerite was 67 years old.

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

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François GUAY died 8 June 1807, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Death — 1808
18 July 1808
Beaumont, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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