Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)

Born

10 May 1737 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

23 July 1776 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève married Pierre GRAVEL 27 November 1758 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GRAVEL was born 29 April 1724 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Pierre died June 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Augustin GRAVEL and Elisabeth CARON .

Parents & Family of Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)

Parents of Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)

Father

Louis GUYON

Mother

Marie GAMACHE

Grandparents of Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Paul GUYON Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas GAMACHE Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)

Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) married

Pierre GRAVEL
Marriage date: 27 November 1758
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Pierre GRAVEL was the child of Augustin GRAVEL and Elisabeth CARON

Children of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)

Theotiste GRAVEL

Born: 29 October 1759, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 20 January 1787 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles GRAVELLE

Born: 8 April 1763, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 December 1847, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe-Angelique CHARPENTIER dite SANSFACON 12 November 1787 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
10 May 1737
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) and Pierre GRAVEL 27 November 1758, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Theotiste GRAVEL was born 29 October 1759, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 22 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
Charles GRAVELLE was born 8 April 1763, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 25 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.