Francois Guyon

     Francois was born in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. He was christened there on 7 December 1639 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Francois married Marie Madeleine Marsolet on 4 September 1662 in ville de Quebec at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Francois and Marie Madeline had children: Marie Madeleine [4/07/1664-6/12/1746][m. 10/15/1685 Jean Baptiste Gauthier], Joseph [7/22/1666-2/03/1732][m. 9/07/1697 Marie Madeleine Petit dit Boismorel], Anne [12/26/1667-][m. 4/12/1690 Antoine Legendre dit Belair], Francois [2/04/1671], Marie Madeleine [5/04/1673-<1681], Nicolas [2/20/1675], Marie Suzanne [2/28/1676-1/08/1703], Genevieve [5/28/1679-1/21/1757][m. 4/20/1699 Francois Chavigny de la Chevrotiere], Marguerite Francoise [1/16/1681-<1681], Angelique [10/17/1684-12/29/1739][m. 5/09/1712 Francois Margane de la Valterie] & Jean Alexis [4/28/1687-12/28/1746][m. 10/11/1719 Marie Simon Couillard]. [Dates above are from Church Baptismal & Burial records].³ 1667, Francois and Marie were listed on the Canadian Census at Beauport, ville de Quebec. Enumerated in this household were Francois Guyon [27 years], Marie Marsolet [18 years], Marie [3 years], Joseph [1 year], Pierre Lemercier [23 years], & Pierre Morie [30 years].⁴ 1681, Francois and Marie were listed on the Canadian Census at Beauport, ville de Quebec. Enumerated in this household were Francois Guyon [43 years], Madeleine Marsollet [35 years], Joseph [16 years], Anne [14 years], Marie [12 years], Francois [11 years], Suzanne [6 years], Genevieve [3 years] & Adrien ______ [14 years] [Domestic].⁵ Francois departed this life on Saturday, 5 March 1718 in Beauport, ville de Quebec. He was buried there in the churchyard of La-Nativitie-de-Notre-Dame on Sunday, 6 March 1718.⁶