Joseph GUIGNARD

(b. 9 December 1729 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1806 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GUIGNARD was born 9 December 1729 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Joseph GUIGNARD was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Josephe PARE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Jeanne GUILLEMET (maternal) Joseph PARÉ and Marie-Magdelaine BERTHELOT dite LELOUTRE

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

Joseph married Angelique LARRIVÉE 21 August 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique LARRIVÉE was born 1 August 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Angelique died 5 August 1823 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Angelique was the child of François LARRIVÉE and Genevieve GODIN.

Joseph GUIGNARD died 20 April 1806 in L'Acadie, 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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Joseph GUIGNARD married

Angelique LARRIVÉE-- Date: 21 August 1764 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique LARRIVÉE was the child of François LARRIVÉE and Genevieve GODIN

Children of Joseph GUIGNARD and Angelique LARRIVÉE:

Marie-Josephte GUIGNARD (b.8 March 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1842, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit RONDEL 7 March 1791 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1729 Birth
9 December 1729
Berthier-sur-Mer, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GUIGNARD and Angelique LARRIVÉE 21 August 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 34 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GUIGNARD was born 8 March 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 42 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GUIGNARD married 7 March 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit RONDEL

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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