Benjamin GUYON

Born

6 April 1729 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1794 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France. Madeleine was the child of Charles LANDRY and Marie-Madeleine-Therese GUERARD .

Parents & Family of Benjamin GUYON

Parents of Benjamin GUYON

Father

Claude GUYON

Mother

Françoise GAGNON

Grandparents of Benjamin GUYON

Paternal grandparents

Jean GUYON Marie PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin GAGNON Charlotte COCHON

m. Landry Madeleine

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin GUYON

Benjamin GUYON married

Madeleine LANDRY
Marriage date: 27 January 1766
Marriage 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)

Born: 5 April 1769, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François BOURG (BOURQUE) 17 February 1794 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1729
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.