Joseph GUAY

(b. 24 February 1736 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1780 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GUAY was born 24 February 1736 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Joseph GUAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUAY and Angélique PLASSAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GUAY and Marguerite CHAUVEAU (maternal) Pierre PLASSAN and Louise-Charlotte ALBERT

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

Joseph married Catherine BOILARD 18 February 1765 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine BOILARD was born 19 November 1739 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Catherine died 16 March 1826 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Catherine was the child of Mathurin BOILARD and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE.

Joseph GUAY died 7 May 1780 in Beaumont, 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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Joseph GUAY married

Catherine BOILARD-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine BOILARD was the child of Mathurin BOILARD and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Children of Joseph GUAY and Catherine BOILARD:

Catherine GUAY (b.17 May 1766, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 April 1849, St-Anselme, Dorchester, Canada)
m. Antoine LACASSE 15 October 1781 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Angele GUAY (b.15 March 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1804, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre COUTURE 13 November 1787 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1736 Birth
24 February 1736
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GUAY and Catherine BOILARD 18 February 1765 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Catherine GUAY was born 17 May 1766, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Angele GUAY was born 15 March 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 37 years old.

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.