Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION)

Born

7 December 1733 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

4 April 1810 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Joseph GUYON (DION)Marie-Brigitte BAUCHER dite MORENCY

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Born: 7 December 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GUYON (DION)

Mother: Marie-Brigitte BAUCHER dite MORENCY

Paternal grandparents: Claude GUYON , Catherine BLOUIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BAUCHER , Marthe LEMIEUX

Jean-Baptiste had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 4 February 1754 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 17 January 1735 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 22 February 1769 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Genevieve was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER.

Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) died 4 April 1810 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
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Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE)
Marriage date: 4 February 1754
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) and Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Marie-Anne DION dite GUYON

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1849, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Charles LEPAGE 9 July 1781 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON

Born: 11 February 1755, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1804, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GAGNÉ 2 August 1780 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Rose GUYON (DION)

Born: 30 April 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 September 1846, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Marie METHOT 19 August 1788 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste DION

Born: 17 July 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 July 1820, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise LEMIEUX 25 June 1794 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1733
7 December 1733
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) and Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 4 February 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON was born 11 February 1755, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose GUYON (DION) was born 30 April 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DION was born 17 July 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 22 February 1769, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Revolutionary War
DION, JEAN BAPTISTE
Ancestor #: A212057
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 12-7-1733 PAROISSE DE L'ILE ILE D'ORLEANS CANADA
Death: 4-4-1810 CAP ST IGNACE LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 95, 96
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
L 1) City: CAP ST IGNACE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE GENEVIEVE MORISSETTE
2) MAGDELEINE PARE
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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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON married 2 August 1780, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DION dite GUYON married 9 July 1781, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Charles LEPAGE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose GUYON (DION) married 19 August 1788, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Joseph-Marie METHOT

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DION married 25 June 1794, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Francoise LEMIEUX

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Death of Child
Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON died 28 November 1804, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Jean-Baptiste was 71 years old.

Death — 1810
4 April 1810
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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