Catherine Colin

     Catherine was born in 1638. She was the daughter of Jacques Colin & Madeliene de Baubuse.¹ Catherine married Claude Guyon, son of Jean Guyon and Mathurine Robin, on 7 February 1655 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Claude and Catherine had children: Jean [[7/16/1656] [m. 10/25/1688 Marie Pepin], Marie-Madeliene [9/20/1657] [m. 10/26/1671 Gervais Rocheron], Louise [2/02/1660-12/12/1727] [ m. 7/06/1682 Pierre Racine], Marguerite [2/16/1662-7/14/1663], Claude [10/08/1663] [m. 4/26/1688 Madeleine Lehoux & 2nd 1/13/1700 Catherine Blouin], Catherine 12/13/1664-8/08/1718][m. 10/25/1683 Etienne Racine], Marie-Anne [5/23/1666-12/12/1743] [a nun], Jacques [ 9/07/1667], Elizabeth [8/22/1669-9/14/1743] [a nun], Renee [12/31/1670] [m. 10/25/1688 Jean Pepin], Francoise [9/25/1672] [m. 11/01/1689 Charles Gravelle] & Gervais [5/19/1676] [m. 4/18/1695 Catherine Lehoux].³ 1666, Catherine and her husband, Claude, were listed on the Canadian Census in Ste-Familie, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Claude Guyon [35 years], Catherine Colin [28 years], Jean [10 years], Marie Madeleine [9 years], Louise [8 years], Claude [2 years], Catherine [[1year] & Jean Robert [19 years].⁴ 1681, Catherine and her husband, Claude, were listed on the Canadian Census at Ste-Familie. Enumerated in this household were Claude Dion [52 years], Catherine Colin [45 years], Jean [25 years], Louise [20 years], Claude [18 years], Catherine [16 years], Anne [15 years], Jacques [ 13 years], Elisabeth [12 years], Marie [10 years], Francoise [8 years] & Gervais [6 years].⁵ Catherine departed this life on Saturday, 10 January 1688 in Ste-Familie. She was buried there in the churchyard of Ste-Familie on Monday, 12 January 1688.⁶