Basile GUERTIN

(b. 13 February 1725 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1786 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Basile GUERTIN was born 13 February 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Basile GUERTIN was the child of Pierre GUERTIN and Angélique BORY dite GRANDMAISON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GUERTIN and Marie-Anne GIARD dite ST-MARTIN (maternal) François BORY dit GRANDMAISON and Barbe BENOIT

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

Basile married Pélagie DUPUIS dite PARISIEN 26 February 1759 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pélagie DUPUIS dite PARISIEN was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pélagie died 4 May 1799 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pélagie was the child of Jean DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Catherine TESSIER.

Basile GUERTIN died 19 December 1786 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Basile GUERTIN

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Basile GUERTIN married

Pélagie DUPUIS dite PARISIEN-- Date: 26 February 1759 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pélagie DUPUIS dite PARISIEN was the child of Jean DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Catherine TESSIER

Children of Basile GUERTIN and Pélagie DUPUIS dite PARISIEN:

Catherine GUERTIN (b.7 August 1761, La Prairie, Canada d. 18 March 1838, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre HEBERT 27 May 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile GUERTIN (b.19 May 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Apolline (Pauline) DEMERS 24 November 1788 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pelagie GUERTIN (b.12 February 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 1 October 1786 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1725 Birth
13 February 1725
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Basile GUERTIN and Pélagie DUPUIS dite PARISIEN 26 February 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 34 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Catherine GUERTIN was born 7 August 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile was 36 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Basile GUERTIN was born 19 May 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile was 39 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pelagie GUERTIN was born 12 February 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Catherine GUERTIN married 27 May 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre HEBERT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)