Jean DOYON

Born

4 February 1720 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

13 July 1794 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DOYON Françoise GAGNON

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Born: 4 February 1720 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DOYON

Mother: Françoise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DOYON , Françoise CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Vincent GAGNON , Marie-Anne DAVID

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Jean married Marguerite VACHON 6 February 1747 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite VACHON was born 20 July 1724 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marguerite died 7 March 1756 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER.

Jean married (2) Marie-Salomee LAGUEUX 17 July 1758 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Salomee LAGUEUX was born 1 November 1737 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Salomee died 28 June 1808 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie-Salomee was the child of Joseph LAGUEUX and Catherine THERRIEN.

Jean DOYON died 13 July 1794 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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.

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Jean DOYON married

Marguerite VACHON
Marriage date: 6 February 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Marguerite VACHON was the child of Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER

Children of Jean DOYON and Marguerite VACHON

Jean-Alexis DOYON

Born: 11 January 1748, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1797, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève NADEAU 22 February 1773 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marguerite DOYON

Born: abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 January 1804, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Marie-Genevieve DOYON

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine DOYON

Born: abt. 1753, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 8 May 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise DOYON

Born: 11 January 1755, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1811, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Paul DOYON

Born: 3 March 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 8 March 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Jean DOYON

Born: 3 March 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Jean DOYON married

Marie-Salomee LAGUEUX
Marriage date: 17 July 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Marie-Salomee LAGUEUX was the child of Joseph LAGUEUX and Catherine THERRIEN

Children of Jean DOYON and Marie-Salomee LAGUEUX

Salomee DOYON

Born: 30 December 1764, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 June 1828, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin JACQUES 10 October 1785 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Claude DOYON

Born: 23 July 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 July 1826, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine NADEAU 25 February 1794 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
4 February 1720
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean DOYON and Marguerite VACHON 6 February 1747, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Alexis DOYON was born 11 January 1748, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean was 27 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DOYON was born 11 January 1755, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean was 34 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean DOYON was born 3 March 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean was 36 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Paul DOYON was born 3 March 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean was 36 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite VACHON died 7 March 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

1756 Death of Child
Antoine DOYON died 8 May 1756, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean was 36 years old.

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean DOYON and Marie-Salomee LAGUEUX 17 July 1758, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 38 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Salomee DOYON was born 30 December 1764, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean was 44 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Claude DOYON was born 23 July 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean was 51 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean-Alexis DOYON married 22 February 1773, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Geneviève NADEAU

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.