Michel GUERTIN

(b. 17 May 1747 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1791 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Michel GUERTIN was born 17 May 1747 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Michel GUERTIN was the child of François-Xavier GUERTIN and Elisabeth CHARRON dite CABANA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUERTIN and Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE (maternal) Charles CHARRON and Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR

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

Michel married Isabelle-Elisabeth GOGUET (GOYETTE) 6 November 1769 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isabelle-Elisabeth GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 8 January 1752 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Isabelle-Elisabeth was the child of Louis GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine-Amable BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Michel GUERTIN died 29 August 1791 in Verchères, Lower 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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Michel GUERTIN married

Isabelle-Elisabeth GOGUET (GOYETTE)-- Date: 6 November 1769 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Isabelle-Elisabeth GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Louis GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine-Amable BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Michel GUERTIN and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOGUET (GOYETTE):

Louis GUERTIN (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 April 1859, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Catherine TRUDEAU 31 July 1797 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1747 Birth
17 May 1747
Verchères, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUERTIN and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOGUET (GOYETTE) 6 November 1769, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 22 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.