flag male ancestor  Michel  GUILLET

  (b. 18 October 1740 Verchères, Canada, New France   d. 25 November 1823 Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )  

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Michel GUILLET was born 18 October 1740 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Michel GUILLET was the child of Louis GUILLET   and   Marie-Françoise NORMANDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis GUILLET and Marie TROTTIER (maternal)  Daniel NORMANDIN and Marie-Louise HAYOT

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Michel  married  Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 12 January 1761 in Varennes, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU  was born 10 November 1741 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).  Marie-Thérèse died 9 May 1773 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).  Marie-Thérèse was the child of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE.

Michel  married  (2) Genevieve TROY 24 January 1774 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .  Genevieve TROY  was born 19 September 1755 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).  Genevieve died 25 December 1820 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).  Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Charlotte RICHARD.

Michel GUILLET died 25 November 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .





m. Marie Therese Fontaine
m. Genevieve Troy


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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Michel GUILLET married flag female ancestor Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU-- Date: 12 January 1761 Place: Varennes, Canada
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was the child of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE




Children of Michel GUILLET and Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU:




Michel GUILLET married flag female ancestor Genevieve TROY-- Date: 24 January 1774 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve TROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Charlotte RICHARD




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birth1740 Birth
18 October 1740
Verchères, Canada, New France
marriage1761 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUILLET and Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 12 January 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 20 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU died 9 May 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
marriage1774 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUILLET and Genevieve TROY 24 January 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 33 years old.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese GUILLET married 7 November 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve TROY died 25 December 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
death1823 Death
25 November 1823
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.
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