François GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

(b. 25 August 1757 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1794 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 25 August 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was the child of Joseph-Jean GUAY and Marie-Procule 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):

François married Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE 8 October 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 6 March 1846 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Josephte was the child of François ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) and Marie-Anne DELAGE.

François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) died 30 May 1794 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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François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) married

Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE-- Date: 8 October 1782 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE was the child of François ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) and Marie-Anne DELAGE

Children of François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE:

Olive GUAY (b.27 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 August 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Jean SIMARD 24 May 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Scholastique GUAY (b.9 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1841, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Pierre BOUCHARD 25 July 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Anne GUAY (b.abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DUFOUR 23 August 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Angélique GUAY (b.25 November 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 7 December 1856, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Joseph SIMARD 7 January 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie GUAY (b.15 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 24 January 1842, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Thérèse FORTIN 31 August 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1757 Birth
25 August 1757
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
François GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE 8 October 1782, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Olive GUAY was born 27 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 28 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Scholastique GUAY was born 9 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 31 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Angélique GUAY was born 25 November 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 34 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GUAY was born 15 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 35 years old.