Louis-Mathias GUYON

Born

24 February 1724 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

2 July 1791 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Louis GUYON Marie GAMACHE

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Born: 24 February 1724 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GUYON

Mother: Marie GAMACHE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Paul GUYON , Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GAMACHE , Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER

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Louis-Mathias married Genevieve RICHARD 20 November 1747 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve RICHARD was born 3 August 1726 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Genevieve was the child of Francois RICHARD and Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER.

Louis-Mathias married (2) Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) 25 September 1775 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) was born 6 March 1723 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne died 10 December 1804 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph LOISEL and Marguerite BEAUDRY.

Louis-Mathias GUYON died 2 July 1791 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Genevieve RICHARD
Marriage date: 20 November 1747
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Genevieve RICHARD was the child of Francois RICHARD and Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER

Children of Louis-Mathias GUYON and Genevieve RICHARD

Marie-Charlotte GUYON

Born: 10 July 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 8 January 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph COITEUX (COITOU) 28 May 1770 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE)
Marriage date: 25 September 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) was the child of Joseph LOISEL and Marguerite BEAUDRY

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Birth — 1724
24 February 1724
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Mathias GUYON and Genevieve RICHARD 20 November 1747, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GUYON was born 10 July 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis-Mathias was 26 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte GUYON married 28 May 1770 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph COITEUX (COITOU)

1775 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Mathias GUYON and Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) 25 September 1775, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 51 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.