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  (b. abt. 1663 Québec Province, Canada   d. 9 January 1739 Montréal, Canada, New France )  

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Ignace GAMELIN was born abt. 1663 in Québec Province, Canada

Ignace GAMELIN was the child of Michel GAMELIN dit LAFONTAINE   and   Marguerite CREVIER and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Christophe CREVIER and Jeanne ENARD (ÉVARD)

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Ignace  married  Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE) 10 November 1693 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE)  was born abt. 1672 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Marguerite died 12 February 1747 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marguerite was the child of Jean LEMOYNE (LEMOINE) and Madeleine CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY).

Ignace GAMELIN died 9 January 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Ignace GAMELIN was a Montreal merchant.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
Did You Know? 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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Ignace GAMELIN married flag female ancestor Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE)-- Date: 10 November 1693 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE) was the child of Jean LEMOYNE (LEMOINE) and Madeleine CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)




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Biography
GAMELIN, IGNACE, Montreal merchant (usually confused with his second son of the same name); b. in 1663, probably in the Trois-Rivières area, the eldest son of Michel Gamelain* and Marguerite Crevier; d. at the age of 76 in Montreal and buried on 9 Jan. 1739.

Ignace Gamelin married Marguerite Lemoine, the daughter of Jean Lemoine and Madeleine de Chavigny de Berchereau, on 10 Nov. 1693, in Batiscan parish. They appear to have had nine children, most of whom died before their father. The eldest son, Jacques-Alexis (bap. 14 June 1697 and buried in 1730), and the second child, Ignace* (bap. 10 Dec. 1698), were born when the Gamelin family was still in the environment of Batiscan. They were domiciled in Montreal by 1702, but probably lived in rented quarters. Gamelin is not listed as a house-owner in the census of 1731. It was not until 1732 that his son Ignace began building his own house.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
marriage1693 Marriage / Partner
Ignace GAMELIN and Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE) 10 November 1693, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1697 Birth of Child
Jacques-Alexis GAMELIN was born 14 June 1697, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1698 Birth of Child
Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX was born 10 December 1698, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAMELIN was born 28 November 1700, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1702 Birth of Child
Anne-Marguerite GAMELIN was born 7 November 1702, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1704 Birth of Child
Louis GAMELIN was born 26 August 1704, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1706 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Charlotte GAMELIN was born 5 January 1706, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GAMELIN was born 6 January 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1708 Birth of Child
Joseph-Urbain GAMELIN was born 9 August 1708, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAMELIN was born 26 November 1709, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1713 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAMELIN was born 24 June 1713, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1715 Birth of Child
Paul-Joachim GAMELIN was born 18 March 1715, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1724 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Charlotte GAMELIN married 18 December 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-François MAILLOT
marriage1731 Marriage of Child
Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX married 31 January 1731, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS
death1739 Death
9 January 1739
Montréal, Canada, New France
Added: 7/17/2010 3:50:04 PM - Updated: 4/23/2025 10:43:08 AM

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