Antoine GOSSELIN

(b. 24 February 1704 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1782 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine GOSSELIN was born 24 February 1704 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Antoine 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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Antoine married Marguerite CRÉPEAU 25 November 1726 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite CRÉPEAU was born 5 April 1706 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 27 February 1786 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Robert CRÉPEAU and Marie-Madeleine LEMELIN.

Antoine GOSSELIN died 8 June 1782 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Crepeau Marguerite

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Antoine GOSSELIN married

Marguerite CRÉPEAU-- Date: 25 November 1726 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marguerite CRÉPEAU was the child of Robert CRÉPEAU and Marie-Madeleine LEMELIN

Children of Antoine GOSSELIN and Marguerite CRÉPEAU:

Antoine GOSSELIN (b.31 March 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth VALLEE 19 February 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Amable GOSSELIN (b.16 March 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1827, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Elisabeth MARANDA 19 August 1765 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1704 Birth
24 February 1704
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GOSSELIN and Marguerite CRÉPEAU 25 November 1726, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Antoine GOSSELIN was born 31 March 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 24 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Amable GOSSELIN was born 16 March 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 37 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Antoine GOSSELIN married 19 February 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Elisabeth VALLEE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Amable GOSSELIN married 19 August 1765, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth MARANDA

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.