Marie GOSSELIN

Born

17 March 1722 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

1 September 1796 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN Thérèse DUPIL (DUPILLE)

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Born: 17 March 1722 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN

Mother: Thérèse DUPIL (DUPILLE)

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel GOSSELIN , Madeleine PICHET

Maternal grandparents: Remi DUPIL (DUPILLE) , Anne LAGÜE (LAGOUE)

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Marie married Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER 22 October 1742 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER was born 14 April 1715 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Jean-Baptiste died 11 April 1796 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON.

Marie GOSSELIN died 1 September 1796 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie GOSSELIN married

Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER
Marriage date: 22 October 1742
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER was the child of Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Marie GOSSELIN

Marie FOURNIER

Born: abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph FOURNIER

Born: 17 August 1744, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 23 August 1830, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Jean-Francois FOURNIER

Born: 2 December 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 24 September 1826, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Angelique FOURNIER

Born: 26 September 1753, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 20 November 1831, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE 9 November 1772 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
17 March 1722
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie GOSSELIN and Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER 22 October 1742, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 20 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph FOURNIER was born 17 August 1744, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois FOURNIER was born 2 December 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie was 24 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Angelique FOURNIER was born 26 September 1753, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie was 31 years old.

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Angelique FOURNIER married 9 November 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE

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.