Jacques-Michel GAUVIN

(b. 16 July 1718 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1781 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques-Michel GAUVIN was born 16 July 1718 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Jacques-Michel GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Marie-Jeanne FISET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste FISET and Marie-Renee BEZEAU

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Jacques-Michel married Félicité OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE 14 February 1746 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Félicité OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE was born 11 March 1717 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Félicité was the child of Antoine OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Angélique VÉZINA.

Jacques-Michel GAUVIN died 5 June 1781 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, 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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Jacques-Michel GAUVIN married

Félicité OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE-- Date: 14 February 1746 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Félicité OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE was the child of Antoine OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Angélique VÉZINA

Children of Jacques-Michel GAUVIN and Félicité OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE:

Jacques GAUVIN (b.23 April 1747, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Thérèse ROBITAILLE 19 February 1770 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie GAUVIN (b.29 March 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Gabriel PETITCLERC 10 February 1771 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste GAUVIN (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 November 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine OUVRARD 2 February 1778 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GAUVIN (b.8 November 1755, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1797, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques DROLET 3 September 1776 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1718 Birth
16 July 1718
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Michel GAUVIN and Félicité OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE 14 February 1746, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jacques GAUVIN was born 23 April 1747, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jacques-Michel was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie GAUVIN was born 29 March 1750, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques-Michel was 31 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUVIN was born 8 November 1755, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jacques-Michel was 37 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 Child
Jacques GAUVIN married 19 February 1770, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Thérèse ROBITAILLE

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie GAUVIN married 10 February 1771, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Gabriel PETITCLERC

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAUVIN married 3 September 1776, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Jacques DROLET

1778 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUVIN married 2 February 1778, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine OUVRARD

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