Louis ELIE dit GUENARD

(b. 8 August 1734 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 July 1814 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Louis ELIE dit GUENARD was born 8 August 1734 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Louis ELIE dit GUENARD was the child of Leonard ELIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Madeleine JEAN (maternal) Etienne BOURBON and Madeleine MONDIN dite BEAUDIN

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Louis married Marie-Josephte LEGARE 25 July 1763 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte LEGARE was born 5 July 1736 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre LEGARE and Catherine LEPIRE dite HENNE.

Louis married (2) Marie-Rose LECLERC 21 January 1782 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Rose LECLERC was born 15 April 1760 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Rose died 6 May 1844 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Rose was the child of Joseph LECLERC and Josephte BELANGER.

Louis ELIE dit GUENARD died 17 July 1814 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Louis ELIE dit GUENARD married

Marie-Josephte LEGARE-- Date: 25 July 1763 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LEGARE was the child of Pierre LEGARE and Catherine LEPIRE dite HENNE

Children of Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Josephte LEGARE:

Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 April 1830, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie CAUCHON 20 February 1797 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE 1 July 1788 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Louis ELIE dit GUENARD married

Marie-Rose LECLERC-- Date: 21 January 1782 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose LECLERC was the child of Joseph LECLERC and Josephte BELANGER

Children of Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Rose LECLERC:

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1734 Birth
8 August 1734
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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 ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Josephte LEGARE 25 July 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 28 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Rose LECLERC 21 January 1782, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 47 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD married 1 July 1788, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD married 20 February 1797, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jean-Marie CAUCHON

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