Michel GUAY

(b. 20 January 1743 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1813 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Michel GUAY was born 20 January 1743 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Michel GUAY was the child of Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Catherine SIMARD (maternal) Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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

Michel married Marie-Reine BOIVIN 22 November 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Reine BOIVIN was born 28 January 1731 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Reine died 24 May 1816 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Reine was the child of Augustin BOIVIN and Reine SIMARD.

Michel GUAY died 13 May 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 GUAY married

Marie-Reine BOIVIN-- Date: 22 November 1762 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Marie-Reine BOIVIN was the child of Augustin BOIVIN and Reine SIMARD

Children of Michel GUAY and Marie-Reine BOIVIN:

Yves-Michel GUAY (b.6 October 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Constance-Ursule-Dorothee GAGNON 31 January 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Therese GUAY (b.9 March 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 April 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. René THERRIEN 7 November 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste GUAY (b.17 October 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte GAUTHIER 5 July 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Victoire GUAY (b.23 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 September 1850, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD 24 June 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1743 Birth
20 January 1743
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUAY and Marie-Reine BOIVIN 22 November 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Yves-Michel GUAY was born 6 October 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 20 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Therese GUAY was born 9 March 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUAY was born 17 October 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Victoire GUAY was born 23 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 32 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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Therese GUAY married 7 November 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to René THERRIEN

1786 Marriage of Child
Yves-Michel GUAY married 31 January 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Constance-Ursule-Dorothee GAGNON

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

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Victoire GUAY married 24 June 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUAY married 5 July 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte GAUTHIER

1807 Death of Child
Yves-Michel GUAY died 8 February 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 64 years old.

1813 Death
13 May 1813
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 70.

Added: 12/2/2023 11:25:13 AM - Updated: 2/27/2024 5:29:25 PM