flag male ancestor  Pierre  GUYON (DION)

  (b. 27 May 1830 L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada   d. 17 September 1887 Saint-Marcellin, Escoumins, Saguenay, Québec, Canada )  

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Pierre GUYON (DION) was born 27 May 1830 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Pierre GUYON (DION) was the child of Jean DION   and   Marie SIMON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Basile GUYON (DION) and Marie CÔTÉ (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON) and Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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

Pierre  married  Marie MOREAU 11 January 1848 in La Malbaie, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MOREAU  was born 15 April 1827 in Les Escoumins, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada.  Marie died 10 February 1854 in Les Escoumins, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada.  Marie was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Marie LATSHIMAPIMAT VOLANT.

Pierre GUYON (DION) died 17 September 1887 in Saint-Marcellin, Escoumins, Saguenay, Québec, 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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Family and Children of Pierre GUYON (DION)

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Pierre GUYON (DION) married flag female ancestor Marie MOREAU-- Date: 11 January 1848 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East
Marie MOREAU was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Marie LATSHIMAPIMAT VOLANT




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Children of Pierre GUYON (DION) and Marie MOREAU:

flag male ancestor Joseph DION (b.27 July 1850, Les Escoumins, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada  d. 3 July 1921, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada)
m. Josephine Marie BOISSONNEAULT 8 January 1878



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birth1830 Birth
27 May 1830
L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1848 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GUYON (DION) and Marie MOREAU 11 January 1848, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 17 years old.
1850 Birth of Child
Joseph DION was born 27 July 1850, Les Escoumins, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada

Pierre was 20 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie MOREAU died 10 February 1854, Les Escoumins, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
death1887 Death
17 September 1887
Saint-Marcellin, Escoumins, Saguenay, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 57.
Added: 10/13/2025 6:39:19 PM - Updated: 11/15/2025 3:06:49 PM

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