Modeste GUYON (DION)

Born

2 November 1759 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1837 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie GUYON (DION)Ellisabeth LEMIEUX

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Born: 2 November 1759 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie GUYON (DION)

Mother: Ellisabeth LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GUYON (DION) , Marie-Brigitte BAUCHER dite MORENCY

Maternal grandparents: Louis LEMIEUX , Geneviève FORTIN

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Modeste married Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) 12 February 1787 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) was born 13 March 1763 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jean-François died 19 June 1813 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-François was the child of Joseph CHIASSON (GIASSON) and Geneviève GENDREAU.

Modeste GUYON (DION) died 9 April 1837 in L'Islet, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Modeste GUYON (DION) married

Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON)
Marriage date: 12 February 1787
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) was the child of Joseph CHIASSON (GIASSON) and Geneviève GENDREAU

Children of Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) and Modeste GUYON (DION)

Marcel CHIASSON (GIASSON)

Born: 3 July 1797, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 14 October 1867, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Marcelline CARON 19 June 1827 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1759
2 November 1759
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Modeste GUYON (DION) and Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) 12 February 1787, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 27 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Marcel CHIASSON (GIASSON) was born 3 July 1797, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Modeste was 37 years old.

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

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) died 19 June 1813, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Marcel CHIASSON (GIASSON) married 19 June 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marcelline CARON

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

Death — 1837
9 April 1837
L'Islet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.