George Joseph Guyon was born in 1534, in Aquitaine, France as the son of Jean Bapist Alphonse Guyon and Catherine Jourrete. He died in his hometown.
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Under the rule of Henry IV of France the Edict of Nantes was issued giving the people some religious liberty. The edict brought an end to the religious wars that were going on at the time.
Reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. Royal power at its peak. France dominates Europe, French culture spreads. Start of large-scale sea trade.
Ferdinand II was trying to force the people to follow Catholicism. The 30 years war was a battle of religion with the Protestants and Catholics, in the Holy Roman Empire.
Some characteristic forenames: French Gaston, Jean-Francois, Virginie.
French and English: from the Old French personal name Guyon, a pet form of Guy . Compare Dion 3, Gue , Guion , Yeon 2, Yon 3, and Young 4.
History: Jean Guyon du Buisson from Tourouvre in Orne, France, was one of the earliest settlers on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in New France. He arrived together with his large family in 1634, and is said to be an ancestor of at least three out of four Québécois. Among the surnames borne by his descendants are his surname Guyon and its various altered forms, including Deo(n), Deyo, Dion, Yéon, Yon, and Young, and also the dit (‘also called’) names Darbonne and Dumontier , adopted as a surname by two of his grandsons, and the dit name Lemoine , adopted by another descendant. — This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America. As a Huguenot ancestor is listed Jacques Guyon, who was in NY by 1680. However, his descendants bear only an altered form of the surname, Gue .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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