Marie GUAY

(b. 15 November 1748 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. abt. 1810 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Marie GUAY was born 15 November 1748 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Marie GUAY was the child of Jean-Jacques GUAY and Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

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

Marie married Jean-Baptiste BENOIT 7 October 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT was born 13 April 1743 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Jean-Baptiste died 5 April 1810 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Madeleine-Catherine BURELLE (BUREL).

Marie GUAY died abt. 1810 in Québec Province, 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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Marie GUAY married

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT-- Date: 7 October 1771 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Madeleine-Catherine BURELLE (BUREL)

Children of Jean-Baptiste BENOIT and Marie GUAY:

Antoine BENOIT (b.13 May 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1864, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Canada East )
m. Josephe GAUTHIER 20 August 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1748 Birth
15 November 1748
Kamouraska, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie GUAY and Jean-Baptiste BENOIT 7 October 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 22 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Antoine BENOIT was born 13 May 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT married 20 August 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josephe GAUTHIER

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