Joseph
DION dit GUYON
(b.
20 July 1781
,
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
25 April 1867
,
Drummondville, Canada East
)
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Joseph DION dit GUYON was born 20 July 1781 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DION dit GUYON was the child of Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) and Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (maternal) Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise BLAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marguerite TOUCHETTE 19 January 1801 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite TOUCHETTE was born 21 November 1780 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marguerite died 20 May 1861 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marguerite was the child of Simon TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) and Marie-Louise LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ).
Joseph DION dit GUYON died 25 April 1867 in Drummondville, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Joseph DION dit GUYON
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Marguerite TOUCHETTE-- Date: 19 January 1801 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Marguerite TOUCHETTE was the child of Simon TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) and Marie-Louise LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph DION dit GUYON and Marguerite TOUCHETTE:
Marie-Louise DION (b.9 October 1814, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS 4 October 1836 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)
Clement DION (b.20 August 1818, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 28 June 1889, Biddeford, Maine, USA )
m. Euphemie (Eunice) DESMARAIS 8 November 1842 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
Marguerite TOUCHETTE-- Date: 19 January 1801 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada Marguerite TOUCHETTE was the child of Simon TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) and Marie-Louise LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph DION dit GUYON and Marguerite TOUCHETTE:
Marie-Louise DION (b.9 October 1814, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada )m. Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS 4 October 1836 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)
Clement DION (b.20 August 1818, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 28 June 1889, Biddeford, Maine, USA )m. Euphemie (Eunice) DESMARAIS 8 November 1842 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
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1781 Birth 20 July 1781
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1801 Marriage / PartnerJoseph DION dit GUYON and Marguerite TOUCHETTE 19 January 1801, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
He was 19 years old.
1814 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise DION was born 9 October 1814, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
Joseph was 33 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of ChildClement DION was born 20 August 1818, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
Joseph was 37 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1836 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise DION married 4 October 1836, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Marriage of ChildClement DION married 8 November 1842, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Euphemie (Eunice) DESMARAIS
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite TOUCHETTE died 20 May 1861, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
1867 Death 25 April 1867
Drummondville, Canada East
He died at the age of 85.
Added: 6/27/2025 9:25:31 PM
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