Louis GUYON

(b. 11 January 1749 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1807 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Louis GUYON was born 11 January 1749 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Louis GUYON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUYON dit LEMOINE and Marie-Anne CHAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GUYON dit LEMOINE and Elisabeth GUILLET (maternal) François CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Françoise FOISY

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Louis married Marie-Madeleine BEAUDRY 7 October 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine BEAUDRY was born 5 June 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 15 May 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY and Geneviève BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.

Louis married (2) Marie-Anne DUFRESNE 26 January 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne DUFRESNE was born 18 February 1753 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC.

Louis GUYON died 7 October 1807 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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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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Louis GUYON married

Marie-Madeleine BEAUDRY-- Date: 7 October 1771 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine BEAUDRY was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY and Geneviève BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of Louis GUYON and Marie-Madeleine BEAUDRY:

Madeleine GUYON dite LEMOINE (b.18 August 1786, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis FONTAINE 16 July 1810 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis GUYON married

Marie-Anne DUFRESNE-- Date: 26 January 1795 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne DUFRESNE was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC

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1749 Birth
11 January 1749
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUYON and Marie-Madeleine BEAUDRY 7 October 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Madeleine GUYON dite LEMOINE was born 18 August 1786, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)