Ignace GOSSELIN

(b. 22 April 1690 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1776 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Ignace GOSSELIN was born 22 April 1690 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Ignace GOSSELIN was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GOSSELIN and Françoise LELIEVRE (maternal) Jacques RATTÉ and Anne-Marie MARTIN

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Ignace married Marguerite GODBOUT 10 April 1714 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marguerite GODBOUT was born 13 February 1692 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 20 September 1770 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Marguerite LABRECQUE.

Ignace GOSSELIN died 20 June 1776 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Ignace GOSSELIN

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Ignace GOSSELIN married

Marguerite GODBOUT-- Date: 10 April 1714 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marguerite GODBOUT was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Marguerite LABRECQUE

Children of Ignace GOSSELIN and Marguerite GODBOUT:

Ignace GOSSELIN (b.17 February 1715, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1803, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine ROUSSEAU 24 November 1738 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève GOSSELIN (b.8 November 1722, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1802 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre RUEL 16 November 1744 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN (b.16 November 1724, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1791, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine COUTURE 27 April 1751 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Marie COUILLARD 26 May 1759 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1690 Birth
22 April 1690
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Ignace GOSSELIN and Marguerite GODBOUT 10 April 1714 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN was born 17 February 1715, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 24 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN was born 8 November 1722, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 32 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN was born 16 November 1724, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 34 years old.

1738 Marriage of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN married 24 November 1738, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Catherine ROUSSEAU

1744 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN married 16 November 1744 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Pierre RUEL

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1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN married 27 April 1751 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Catherine COUTURE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN married 26 May 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie COUILLARD

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite GODBOUT died 20 September 1770, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.