Geneviève
GOSSELIN
Born
8 November 1722
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died
5 March 1802
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
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Born: 8 November 1722 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Father:
Ignace GOSSELIN
Mother:
Marguerite GODBOUT
Paternal grandparents:
Ignace GOSSELIN
, Marie-Anne RATTÉ
Maternal grandparents:
Antoine GODBOUT
, Marguerite LABRECQUE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Pierre RUEL 16 November 1744 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre RUEL was born 9 November 1715 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 28 February 1785 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre RUEL and Marie-Anne COUTURE.
Geneviève GOSSELIN died 5 March 1802 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Geneviève GOSSELIN
Geneviève GOSSELIN married 
Pierre RUEL
Marriage date: 16 November 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre RUEL was the child of Pierre RUEL and Marie-Anne COUTURE
Pierre RUELMarriage date: 16 November 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre RUEL was the child of Pierre RUEL and Marie-Anne COUTURE
Children of Pierre RUEL and Geneviève GOSSELIN
Josephte RUELBorn: 16 June 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 25 July 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Married: Antoine CHABOT 3 September 1770 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste RUELBorn: 14 May 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1823, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 17 April 1823, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Married: Charlotte DUBOIS 16 July 1798 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
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Birth — 17228 November 1722
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
1744 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève GOSSELIN and Pierre RUEL 16 November 1744 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
She was 22 years old.
1749 Birth of ChildJosephte RUEL was born 16 June 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Geneviève was 26 years old.
1753 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste RUEL was born 14 May 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Geneviève was 30 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.1770 Marriage of ChildJosephte RUEL married 3 September 1770 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Antoine CHABOT
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Death of Spouse/PartnerPierre RUEL died 28 February 1785, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1798 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste RUEL married 16 July 1798 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Charlotte DUBOIS
1801 Death of ChildJosephte RUEL died 25 July 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Geneviève was 78 years old.
Death — 18025 March 1802
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.
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