Françoise GUYON (DION)

Born

23 November 1736 , Rimouski, Canada, New France

Died

1 February 1795 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

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Ange GUYON (DION)Françoise CÔTÉ

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Born: 23 November 1736 in Rimouski, Canada, New France

Father: Ange GUYON (DION)

Mother: Françoise CÔTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume GUYON dit DU BUISSON , Jeanne TOUPIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ , Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

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Françoise married Louis ASSELIN 20 June 1763 in Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis ASSELIN was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 8 October 1794 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Louis was the child of Jean ASSELIN and Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY).

Françoise GUYON (DION) died 1 February 1795 in L'Isle-Verte, 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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Françoise GUYON (DION) married

Louis ASSELIN
Marriage date: 20 June 1763
Marriage place: Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis ASSELIN was the child of Jean ASSELIN and Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY)

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Pelagie ASSELIN

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 July 1852, Trois-Pistoles, Canada East

Married: Joseph RIOUX 7 January 1795 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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Birth — 1736
23 November 1736
Rimouski, Canada, New France

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

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.

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Françoise GUYON (DION) and Louis ASSELIN 20 June 1763, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

She was 26 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.