Michel GUYON

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3 March 1634 , St-Jean Mortagne, France

Died

16 June 1713 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Jean GUYON Mathurine ROBIN

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Born: 3 March 1634 in St-Jean Mortagne, France

Father: Jean GUYON

Mother: Mathurine ROBIN

Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Michel married Geneviève MARSOLET 4 September 1662 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Geneviève MARSOLET was born 10 August 1644 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 17 December 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Geneviève was the child of Nicolas MARSOLET and Marie BARBIER.

Michel GUYON died 16 June 1713 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Bourgeois et Charpentier

In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

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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Michel GUYON married

Geneviève MARSOLET
Marriage date: 4 September 1662
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Geneviève MARSOLET was the child of Nicolas MARSOLET and Marie BARBIER

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

Michel, son of Jean Buion and Mathurine Robin

Genevieve, daughter of Nicolas Marsolet and Marie le Barbier

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Michel GUYON and Geneviève MARSOLET

Joseph GUYON

Born: 23 January 1664 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1686, , Québec Province, Canada

Geneviève GUYON

Born: 17 January 1666, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 February 1686, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste AMYOT (AMIOT) 20 July 1682 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis GUYON

Born: 22 November 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Michel GUYON

Born: 4 May 1669 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth GUYON

Born: 16 July 1671 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1719, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste LEMOINE 1 July 1691 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste GUYON

Born: 24 May 1673 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1700, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Anne GUYON

Born: 16 May 1675, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Laurent RENAUD 27 December 1695 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Charles GUYON

Born: 17 February 1677 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Suzanne-Marguerite GUYON

Born: 20 February 1679 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre CONSTANTIN 6 November 1696 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Louis GUYON

Born: 20 February 1681, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angélique GUYON

Born: 25 August 1683 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Gilles CHAUVIN 24 November 1700 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean GUYON dit DUROUVRAY

Born: 24 November 1685 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Louise COUTERON 27 November 1719 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Mathieu GUYON

Born: 24 November 1685 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1743 , Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth LAVOIE 1723 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1634
3 March 1634
St-Jean Mortagne, France

1634 Baptism
'Michel was baptized March 3, 1634, at Saint-Jean de Mortagne. He took for his lifelong partner Geneviève Marsolet, the daughter of Nicolas and Marie Barbier, on September 4, 1662, at Québec. This couple had thirteen children, 5 girls and 8 boys, two of which, the last two, were twins. Michel was a shipbuilder.'

SOURCE: OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS BY THOMAS J. LAFOREST

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1662 Marriage / Partner
Michel GUYON and Geneviève MARSOLET 4 September 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Joseph GUYON was born 23 January 1664 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 29 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
Michel Guyon ................................32 bourgeois & Charpentier
Geneviefve Marsollet ........................22 sa femme
Joseph Guyon .................................2 fils
genevieive guyon ........................5 mois fille
Louise leblane ..............................13 servante
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 Birth of Child
Geneviève GUYON was born 17 January 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 31 years old.

1667 Birth of Child
Louis GUYON was born 22 November 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Michel was 33 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Michel GUYON was born 4 May 1669 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Michel was 35 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GUYON was born 16 July 1671 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 37 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUYON was born 24 May 1673 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 39 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Anne GUYON was born 16 May 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 41 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Charles GUYON was born 17 February 1677 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 42 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Suzanne-Marguerite GUYON was born 20 February 1679 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 45 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Basse Ville de Quebec
Michel Guyon (du Bouvray), charpentier de navire, 45
Genevieve Marsollet, sa femme, 34
enfants:
Joseph, 17
Genevieve, 15
Charles, 12
Marguerite, 10
Jean, 8
Jeanne, 6
Charles, 5
Suzanne, 3
Louis, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1681 Birth of Child
Louis GUYON was born 20 February 1681, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 47 years old.

1682 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GUYON married 20 July 1682, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste AMYOT (AMIOT)

1683 Birth of Child
Angélique GUYON was born 25 August 1683 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 49 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Jean GUYON dit DUROUVRAY was born 24 November 1685 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 51 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Mathieu GUYON was born 24 November 1685 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 51 years old.

1686 Death of Child
Geneviève GUYON died 21 February 1686, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 52 years old.

1691 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GUYON married 1 July 1691, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste LEMOINE

1695 Marriage of Child
Anne GUYON married 27 December 1695, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Laurent RENAUD

1696 Marriage of Child
Suzanne-Marguerite GUYON married 6 November 1696, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Pierre CONSTANTIN

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUYON died 2 May 1700, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Michel was 66 years old.

1700 Marriage of Child
Angélique GUYON married 24 November 1700, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Gilles CHAUVIN

1702 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève MARSOLET died 17 December 1702, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Death — 1713
16 June 1713
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 79.

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