François GUYON (DION)

Born

26 May 1726 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

1 December 1794 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

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François GUYON (DION)Marguerite LESSARD

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Born: 26 May 1726 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: François GUYON (DION)

Mother: Marguerite LESSARD

Paternal grandparents: Claude GUYON , Marie-Madeleine LEHOUX

Maternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD , Marie-Anne POULIN

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François married Catherine BERGERON 26 February 1759 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BERGERON was born 30 September 1737 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 21 July 1796 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Catherine-Delphine JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE.

François GUYON (DION) died 1 December 1794 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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 GUYON (DION) married

Catherine BERGERON
Marriage date: 26 February 1759
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Catherine BERGERON was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Catherine-Delphine JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE

Children of François GUYON (DION) and Catherine BERGERON

Joseph GUYON (DION)

Born: 17 July 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève CHARLAND 11 May 1789 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
26 May 1726
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
François GUYON (DION) and Catherine BERGERON 26 February 1759, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph GUYON (DION) was born 17 July 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

François was 35 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.

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.