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Marie Therese Guyon

Marie Therese Guyon

Female 1671 - 1746  (75 years)


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  • Name Marie Therese Guyon 
    • Marie Therese Guyon Dit Dion
    Birth 6 Apr 1671  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 9 Apr 1671  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Jun 1746  Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 20 Jun 1746  Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Agency: Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin 
    Address:
    Departement du Tarn-et-Garonne
    Castelsarrasin, Midi-Pyrenees
    France 
    Fact 1 21 Oct 2017 
    Biography - Find-A-Grave 
    • Explorer. Marie-Thérèse Guyon-Cadillac was the first white woman ever to cross the 750 miles of uncharted and hostile Iroquois Territory (Quebec to Detroit through Lake Ontario) days after the signing of a peace treaty in 1701 between France and the Iroquois forces. This undaunted explorer, settler, and businesswoman risked her life to prove France's faith in the new treaty. She joined her husband at le Detroit to transform Fort Pontchartrain into a real settlement. As one of only two pioneer women at the fort she took on many responsibilities; including hiring voyageurs and signing contracts. In the absence of a surgeon, as the first lady of the manor she automatically became the colony's doctor to the 200 habitants and to the four thousand neighboring Indians. Twice, during her husband's recalls to Quebec, she remained at the fort as a token of the fort's stability and to staunchly defend the Cadillac's interests. Marie-Thérèse's life is a story of courage and determination, piety, intelligence, business acumen, and outstanding devotion to humanity. She cast personal safety aside to achieve what she believed in; the settling of Detroit. There, she became an example of womanhood at its best, undaunted by danger and prejudice. Without her presence, Fort Pontchartrain would never have grown into one of the nation's largest cities.
    Person ID I3480  Walters Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2025 

    Father Denis Guyon,   b. 30 Jun 1631, Mortagne-au-Perche, , Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1685, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth Boucher,   b. 19 Mar 1646, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1685, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1659  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 5 Mar 1658, Laumont, , Limousin, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1730, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1687  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage License 25 Jun 1687  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Record 
    Antoine Lamothe Cadillac and Marie Therese Guyon - Marriage Record    		 Antoine Lamothe Cadillac and Marie Therese Guyon - Marriage Record
    Children 
       1. Female Judith Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1689, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this location
       2. Male Joseph Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1690, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this location
       3. Male Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 26 Apr 1692, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1721 (Age 29 years)
       4. Female Marie-Madeleine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1963, Royal, , Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
       5. Male Jacques Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 16 Mar 1695, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
       6. Male Pierre-Denis Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 13 Jun 1699, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1700, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
       7. Female Marie-Anne Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 7 Jun 1701, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1701, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
       8. Female Francoise Marie Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 1702, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1702, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
       9. Female Marie-Therese Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 2 Feb 1704, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1753, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     10. Male Jean Antoine Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 19 Jan 1707, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1709, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     11. Female Marie-Agathe Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 29 Dec 1707, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +12. Male Francois Michel Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 28 Mar 1709, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1769, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     13. Male Rene Louis Laumet Dit de La Mothe-Cadillac,   b. 17 Mar 1710, Detroit, , Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1714, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    Family ID F1418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Apr 1671 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 9 Apr 1671 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jun 1687 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - Marriage Record - 25 Jun 1687 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jun 1746 - Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Agency: Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin,Address:
    Departement du Tarn-et-Garonne
    Castelsarrasin, Midi-Pyrenees
    France - 20 Jun 1746 - Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin, Castelsarrasin, , Midi-Pyrenees, France    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Headshots
    Marie Therese [Guyon] Cadillac    		Marie Therese [Guyon] Cadillac
  





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