Benjamin GUYON

(b. 6 April 1729 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1794 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Benjamin GUYON was born 6 April 1729 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Benjamin GUYON was the child of Claude GUYON and Françoise GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GUYON and Marie PEPIN dite LACHANCE (maternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Benjamin married Madeleine LANDRY 27 January 1766 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LANDRY was born 18 September 1736 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Charles LANDRY and Marie-Madeleine-Therese GUERARD.

Benjamin GUYON died 2 May 1794 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .

m. Landry Madeleine

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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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Benjamin GUYON married

Madeleine LANDRY-- Date: 27 January 1766 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LANDRY was the child of Charles LANDRY and Marie-Madeleine-Therese GUERARD

Children of Benjamin GUYON and Madeleine LANDRY:

Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) (b.5 April 1769, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François BOURG (BOURQUE) 17 February 1794 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1729 Birth
6 April 1729
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin GUYON and Madeleine LANDRY 27 January 1766 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 36 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) was born 5 April 1769, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Benjamin was 40 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.