Louis GAUTHIER

Born

13 July 1743 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

21 November 1809 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 13 July 1743 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis GAUTHIER

Father

Louis GAUTHIER

Mother

Marie-Agnes MESSIER

Grandparents of Louis GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAUTHIER Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT

Maternal grandparents

René MESSIER Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Geneviève MAHEU 7 January 1765 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève MAHEU was born 28 March 1746 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France. Geneviève died 27 November 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Geneviève was the child of Charles MAHEU and Marie-Josephe DUDEVOIR.

Louis GAUTHIER died 21 November 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Maheu Genevieve

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GAUTHIER

Louis GAUTHIER married

Geneviève MAHEU
Marriage date: 7 January 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève MAHEU was the child of Charles MAHEU and Marie-Josephe DUDEVOIR

Children of Louis GAUTHIER and Geneviève MAHEU

Agnes GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin DUFAULT 19 September 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1743
13 July 1743
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Louis GAUTHIER and Geneviève MAHEU 7 January 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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.