American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  GUYON (DION)

  (b. 7 December 1733 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France   d. 4 April 1810 Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) was born 7 December 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) was the child of Joseph GUYON (DION)   and   Marie-Brigitte BAUCHER dite MORENCY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Claude GUYON and Catherine BLOUIN (maternal)  Joseph BAUCHER and Marthe LEMIEUX

Jean-Baptiste had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 4 February 1754 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE)  was born 17 January 1735 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada.  Genevieve died 22 February 1769 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).  Genevieve was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER.

Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) died 4 April 1810 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1733 Birth
7 December 1733
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
marriage1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GUYON (DION) and Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 4 February 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.
1755 Birth of Child
Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON was born 11 February 1755, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose GUYON (DION) was born 30 April 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DION was born 17 July 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 22 February 1769, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Revolutionary War
DION, JEAN BAPTISTE
Ancestor #: A212057
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 12-7-1733 PAROISSE DE L'ILE ILE D'ORLEANS CANADA
Death: 4-4-1810 CAP ST IGNACE LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 95, 96
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
L 1) City: CAP ST IGNACE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE GENEVIEVE MORISSETTE
2) MAGDELEINE PARE
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News1775 - 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.
marriage1780 Marriage of Child
Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON married 2 August 1780, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Louise GAGNÉ
marriage1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DION dite GUYON married 9 July 1781, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Charles LEPAGE
marriage1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose GUYON (DION) married 19 August 1788, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Joseph-Marie METHOT
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DION married 25 June 1794, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Francoise LEMIEUX
1804 Death of Child
Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON died 28 November 1804, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Jean-Baptiste was 71 years old.
death1810 Death
4 April 1810
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 76.
Added: 3/19/2019 9:22:30 AM - Updated: 6/27/2025 9:21:05 PM

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