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Jean GUYON was born 2 October 1659 in Québec, Canada, New France
Jean GUYON was the child of Simon GUYON (GUION) and Louise RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GUYON and Mathurine ROBIN (maternal) Étienne RACINE and Marguerite MARTINJean GUYON died 10 January 1687 in France.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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1659 Birth 2 October 1659
Québec, Canada, New France
Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
5 October 1659
born 2 October 1659
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
5 October 1659
born 2 October 1659
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Biography
GUYON, JEAN, painter, canon of the chapter of Quebec; member of the Guyon family, originally from Perche; son of Simon Guyon, who was called “habittant” in the 1666 census, and of Louise Racine, b. at Quebec in 1641; b. 5 Oct. 1659 at Château-Richer; d. 1687 in Paris.
Entering the seminary about 1670, Jean Guyon studied the humanities there and, according to all indications, took up painting, urged along in this direction probably by the example of Brother Luc [see François], Father Pommier and, in 1675, M. de Cardenat. He entered the Grand Seminary on 8 Dec. 1677, the day that the building which still stands was officially opened, and he received minor orders four days later.
In the summer of 1678 Guyon went to France to continue his philosophical and theological studies. We learn this from a letter dated 9 March 1681 from Abbé Dudouyt to Bishop Laval*: “Mr. Guyon will travel [to New France] with the first ships.” Dudouyt: added: “He [Guyon] is fairly well at present. He has...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
GUYON, JEAN, painter, canon of the chapter of Quebec; member of the Guyon family, originally from Perche; son of Simon Guyon, who was called “habittant” in the 1666 census, and of Louise Racine, b. at Quebec in 1641; b. 5 Oct. 1659 at Château-Richer; d. 1687 in Paris.
Entering the seminary about 1670, Jean Guyon studied the humanities there and, according to all indications, took up painting, urged along in this direction probably by the example of Brother Luc [see François], Father Pommier and, in 1675, M. de Cardenat. He entered the Grand Seminary on 8 Dec. 1677, the day that the building which still stands was officially opened, and he received minor orders four days later.
In the summer of 1678 Guyon went to France to continue his philosophical and theological studies. We learn this from a letter dated 9 March 1681 from Abbé Dudouyt to Bishop Laval*: “Mr. Guyon will travel [to New France] with the first ships.” Dudouyt: added: “He [Guyon] is fairly well at present. He has...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
1687 Death 10 January 1687
France
He died at the age of 27.
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