Jean DION (GUYON)

Born

5 August 1725 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1791 , Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

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Claude GUYON Françoise GAGNON

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Born: 5 August 1725 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Claude GUYON

Mother: Françoise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Jean GUYON , Marie PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin GAGNON , Charlotte COCHON

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Jean married Marie-Cecile ASSELIN 4 October 1745 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Cecile ASSELIN was born 24 May 1724 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Cecile died 27 April 1805 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Marie-Cecile was the child of Jean ASSELIN and Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY).

Jean DION (GUYON) died 11 April 1791 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada .

m. Asselin Marie-Cecile

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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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Marie-Cecile ASSELIN
Marriage date: 4 October 1745
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Cecile ASSELIN was the child of Jean ASSELIN and Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY)

Children of Jean DION (GUYON) and Marie-Cecile ASSELIN

Jean-Baptiste GUYON

Born: 10 February 1752, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 9 May 1810, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie CADIEUX 3 October 1774 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Cecile GUYON (DION)

Born: 8 September 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1841, Sainte-Thérèse, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Paul DESJARDINS 16 November 1778 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
5 August 1725
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean DION (GUYON) and Marie-Cecile ASSELIN 4 October 1745 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUYON was born 10 February 1752, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 26 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Cecile GUYON (DION) was born 8 September 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 33 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUYON married 3 October 1774, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie CADIEUX

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.