Brief Life History of Edwin Fernando
When Edwin Fernando Guyon was born on 7 November 1853, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, his father, Leon John Guyon, was 28 and his mother, Emily Louise Shattuck, was 24. He married Margaret Matilda Jones on 6 July 1879, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States in 1870 and Alta Precinct, Umatilla, Oregon, United States in 1880. He died on 8 January 1934, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Edwin F Smith in household of Jacob Frasier, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edwin F Guyon, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- E F Guymon, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
Historical Boundaries 1863: Idaho, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Boise, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Boise, Idaho Territory, United States 1863: Owyee, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Oneida, Idaho, Territory, United States 1875: Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
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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