Louis-Joseph GUERARD

(b. 9 March 1738 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1813 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Louis-Joseph GUERARD was born 9 March 1738 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph GUERARD was the child of François GUERARD and Marie-Josephte LEPAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GUERARD and Marie-Madeleine CHRÉTIEN (maternal) Joseph LEPAGE and Claire RACINE

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

Louis-Joseph married Marie-Elisabeth MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF 1 February 1763 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF was born 27 September 1745 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth died 18 November 1828 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jacques MENEU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marguerite LEBLOND.

Louis-Joseph GUERARD died 28 May 1813 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Louis-Joseph GUERARD married

Marie-Elisabeth MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF-- Date: 1 February 1763 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF was the child of Jacques MENEU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marguerite LEBLOND

Children of Louis-Joseph GUERARD and Marie-Elisabeth MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF:

Francois GUERARD (b.18 November 1768, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1843, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephte PEPIN 6 February 1792 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine GUERARD (b.8 November 1774, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois NADEAU 23 April 1798 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1738 Birth
9 March 1738
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph GUERARD and Marie-Elisabeth MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF 1 February 1763, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Francois GUERARD was born 18 November 1768, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GUERARD was born 8 November 1774, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph was 36 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.