Marie  GUYON (GUION)

Marie Guyon
'Marie-Magdeliene Robin Guyon was born on March 18, 1624 at St-Jean, Mortagne, Perche, France; the daughter of Jean Francois Huet Guyon and Mathurine Avard Robin. Her father was a stone mason, who earned a reputation for his craft during the restoration work following the Religious Wars in France. This brought him to the attention of Robert Giffard, who recruited him for his new seigneury at Beauport, Quebec. The ten year old Marie, left with her family from Dieppe in May of 1634, and arrived in Quebec on August 8.

Her first impression of what was to become her new home, must have been one of disbelief. This 'Colony of New France', was still little more than a trading post, and though it's affairs were directed from home; there was a strong Canadian Government in place, and the new settlers lived by their rules. Not that this was a bad thing. She would have the freedom to enjoy many activities not allowed her before, and any formalities were cast aside, while she became...Read full story

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
francois Bellanger - 54 habittant

Marie Dion - 40 sa femme

Jean françois Bellangér .17 fils

Mathurine Bellanger - 14 fille

Louis Belangér - 12 fils

Louis(e) bellangér - 9 fille

Geneviefve Bellangér - 7 fille

Jacques Bellangér - 4 fils

Noel Mureau - 24 Engaigé domestique

Et George Tasser - 26 aussy domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1667 Census - Montmorency County, Quebec
Francois Belanger, habitant, 55 years
Marie Guyon, 43 years
Jean Francois Belanger, 19 years
Mathurine Belanger, 16 years
Louis Belanger, 13 years
Louise Belanger, 10 years
Genevieve Belanger 9 years
Jacques Belanger, 5 years
Noel Mezereau, domestique, 25 years

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Bellechasse
Francois Belanger, 60
Marie Guion, sa femme, 55
enfants:
Genevieve, 21
Jacques, 18
domestiques:
Jean de Lavoye, 17
Barthelemy Gobeil, 14
Pierre Lafaye, 56
Pierre Matule, 4

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1696 Burial Act
'ON 25 OCTOBER 1685, HE BEQUEATHED ALL OF HIS REMAINING PROPERTY TO HIS SON JACQUES, IN RETURN FOR GOOD AND LOYAL SERVICE. THIS DONATION INCLUDED HIS LANDS AT BONSECOURS, A HORSE, A BARN, A MILL, A MARE, THREE OXEN, THREE COWS, WAGONS, ETC. MARIE GUYON RATIFIED THIS ACT ON 25 APRIL 1687, IN A DOCUMENT WHICH INDICATED THAT SHE HAD BECOME A WIDOW. FRANCOIS HAD PROBABLY DIED THE PRECEDING WINTER WHILE MARIE WOULD LIVE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER TEN YEARS. THE REGISTRY OF CAP-SAINT-IGNACE MENTIONS HER BURIAL ACT, ON 1 OCTOBER 1696. SHE WAS THEN 78 YEARS OLD.'

THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME VI, PAGE 27