René GUAY (LEGAY)

(b. 15 November 1698 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1766 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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René GUAY (LEGAY) was born 15 November 1698 in Montréal, Canada, New France

René GUAY (LEGAY) was the child of Alexis GUAY and Elisabeth DIZY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GUAY and Marie BRIERE (maternal) Pierre DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Madeleine DROUILLARD

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René married Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS 27 July 1728 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS was born 14 March 1688 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Thérèse died 7 January 1773 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Pierre MOUET DE MORAS dit LABORDE (MORASSE) and Marie TOUPIN.

René GUAY (LEGAY) died 2 November 1766 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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René GUAY (LEGAY) married

Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS-- Date: 27 July 1728 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS was the child of Pierre MOUET DE MORAS dit LABORDE (MORASSE) and Marie TOUPIN

Children of René GUAY (LEGAY) and Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS:

René GUAY (b.2 June 1729, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU 7 January 1756 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Elisabeth GUAY (b.22 April 1731, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. , )

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1698 Birth
15 November 1698
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
René GUAY (LEGAY) and Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS 27 July 1728 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

He was 29 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
René GUAY was born 2 June 1729, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

René was 30 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GUAY was born 22 April 1731, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

René was 32 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
René GUAY married 7 January 1756 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Elisabeth ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

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.