Benjamin DION dit GUYON

(b. 25 January 1748 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1777 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Benjamin DION dit GUYON was born 25 January 1748 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Benjamin DION dit GUYON was the child of Claude GUYON and Marie-Genevieve MARTINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude GUYON and Françoise GAGNON (maternal) Pierre MARTINEAU and Geneviève LABBE

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Benjamin married Marie-Desanges QUEVILLON 19 October 1772 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Desanges QUEVILLON was born 14 August 1752 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Desanges died 20 March 1797 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marie-Desanges was the child of Adrien QUEVILLON and Marie-Françoise BOURHIS.

Benjamin DION dit GUYON died 6 October 1777 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie-Desanges QUEVILLON-- Date: 19 October 1772 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Desanges QUEVILLON was the child of Adrien QUEVILLON and Marie-Françoise BOURHIS

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1748 Birth
25 January 1748
Sainte-Famille-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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin DION dit GUYON and Marie-Desanges QUEVILLON 19 October 1772, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 24 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.