Individual Details

Jean Guyon

(15 Sep 1592 - 3 May 1663)

Jean was part of the first group of pioneers to come to Beauport in 1634. Jean was baptised in the parish of St. Aubin de Tourouvre, and married at St. Jean de Mortagne. He was hired on 14 Mar 1634 by Robert Giffard as a mason. He owned the back concession of a freehold piece of land called DuBuisson in Beauport the 14 Mar 1634. His land was inherited by his son, Jean. He sailed from France on 14 Mar 1634 and arrived in New France on 4 June 1634. His wife and most of his children did not arrive in New France until about a year later. His oldest daughter, Barbe, married to Pierre Paradis, did not arrive in New France until 1652. His godfathers are Jean Collin and Pierre Dolivet, and his godmother is Catherine Goddin. Jean was a farmer, notary & mason.

Events

Birth15 Sep 1592St-Aubin de Tourouvre, Perche, France
Marriage2 Jun 1615St-Jean de Mortagne, Sées, Perche, France - Mathurine Robin
Death3 May 1663Québec, Québec, Canada
Reference NoC1996 M576

Families

SpouseMathurine Robin (1601 - 1662)
ChildBarbe Guyon (1617 - 1700)
ChildJean Guyon (1619 - 1694)
ChildSimon Guyon (1621 - 1682)
ChildMarie Guyon (1624 - 1696)
ChildClaude Guyon (1629 - 1694)
ChildDenis Guyon (1631 - 1685)
ChildMichel Du Rouvray Guyon (1634 - 1704)
ChildFrançois Després Guyon (1639 - 1718)
FatherJacques Guyon (1562 - 1623)
MotherMarguerite Huet (1568 - 1626)

Endnotes

1. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Calixte Perreault," pp. 1-137; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-04, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.

2. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Calixte Perreault," pp. 1-137; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-04, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.

3. Cyprien Tanguay, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Senécal, n.d.), . (Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Senécal, n.d.), .

4. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Calixte Perreault," pp. 1-137; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-04, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.

5. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Calixte Perreault," pp. 1-137; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-04, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.

6. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.