flag female ancestor  Modeste  GUYON (DION)

  (b. 2 November 1759 Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France   d. 9 April 1837 L'Islet, Lower Canada )  

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Modeste GUYON (DION) was born 2 November 1759 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Modeste GUYON (DION) was the child of Joseph-Marie GUYON (DION)   and   Ellisabeth LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph GUYON (DION) and Marie-Brigitte BAUCHER dite MORENCY (maternal)  Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN

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Modeste  married  Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) 12 February 1787 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON)  was born 13 March 1763 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud).  Jean-François died 19 June 1813 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).  Jean-François was the child of Joseph CHIASSON (GIASSON) and Geneviève GENDREAU.

Modeste GUYON (DION) died 9 April 1837 in L'Islet, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Modeste GUYON (DION) married flag male ancestor Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON)-- Date: 12 February 1787 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) was the child of Joseph CHIASSON (GIASSON) and Geneviève GENDREAU




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birth1759 Birth
2 November 1759
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
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.
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.
marriage1787 Marriage / Partner
Modeste GUYON (DION) and Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) 12 February 1787, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 27 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1797 Birth of Child
Marcel CHIASSON (GIASSON) was born 3 July 1797, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Modeste was 37 years old.
1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François CHIASSON (GIASSON) died 19 June 1813, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1827 Marriage of Child
Marcel CHIASSON (GIASSON) married 19 June 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marcelline CARON
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1837 Death
9 April 1837
L'Islet, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 77.
Added: 6/1/2022 1:53:02 PM - Updated: 6/1/2022 1:54:48 PM

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