Louis DION

(b. 29 March 1745 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1830 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Louis DION was born 29 March 1745 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Louis DION was the child of Pierre GUYON and Rosalie LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GUYON dit DU BUISSON and Jeanne TOUPIN (maternal) Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND

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

Louis married Josette BRIARD 27 July 1767 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josette BRIARD was born abt. 1746 in France. Josette died 27 May 1818 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).

Louis DION died 21 July 1830 in Montmagny, 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 DION married

Josette BRIARD-- Date: 27 July 1767 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Children of Louis DION and Josette BRIARD:

Gaspard DION (b.23 November 1779, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 March 1865, Rimouski, Canada East )
m. Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 23 February 1813 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1745 Birth
29 March 1745
Montmagny, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Louis DION and Josette BRIARD 27 July 1767, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Gaspard DION was born 23 November 1779, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louis was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1813 Marriage of Child
Gaspard DION married 23 February 1813, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.