Genevieve MALTAIS

(b. 10 August 1758 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1845 , La Malbaie, Canada East )

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Genevieve MALTAIS was born 10 August 1758 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Genevieve MALTAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS and Marie-Josephte GAGNON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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

Genevieve married Josse-Joseph GUAY 15 October 1776 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Josse-Joseph GUAY was born 12 December 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Josse-Joseph died 28 November 1833 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Josse-Joseph was the child of Joseph-Jean GUAY and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY.

Genevieve MALTAIS died 2 March 1845 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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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Genevieve MALTAIS married

Josse-Joseph GUAY-- Date: 15 October 1776 Place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Josse-Joseph GUAY was the child of Joseph-Jean GUAY and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY

Children of Josse-Joseph GUAY and Genevieve MALTAIS:

Antoine GUAY (b.12 January 1781, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Therese BILODEAU 24 January 1809 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Benoit GUAY (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 November 1859, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth HARVEY 15 November 1808 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph GUAY (b.8 July 1786, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1869, St-Fidèle-de-Mont-Murray, Canada)
m. Marie BERGERON 13 October 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

François GUAY (b.1 September 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Theotiste DALLAIRE 5 September 1824 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie GUAY (b.abt. 1797, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 7 December 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne BRASSARD 18 November 1817 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1758 Birth
10 August 1758
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve MALTAIS and Josse-Joseph GUAY 15 October 1776, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 18 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine GUAY was born 12 January 1781, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph GUAY was born 8 July 1786, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 27 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
François GUAY was born 1 September 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 35 years old.

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Benoit GUAY married 15 November 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Elisabeth HARVEY

1809 Marriage of Child
Antoine GUAY married 24 January 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Therese BILODEAU

1812 Marriage of Child
Joseph GUAY married 13 October 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie BERGERON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marie GUAY married 18 November 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Etienne BRASSARD

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
François GUAY married 5 September 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Theotiste DALLAIRE

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josse-Joseph GUAY died 28 November 1833, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Death of Child
Marie GUAY died 7 December 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Genevieve was 81 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 Death
2 March 1845
La Malbaie, Canada East

She died at the age of 86.

Added: 12/2/2023 12:58:44 PM - Updated: 9/2/2025 11:51:25 AM